"We were quite surprised," Dones continued. "Spirals are seen in Saturn's rings, disks around young stars and galaxies. The ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking about ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.

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The universe seems to like spirals!" Though insignificant in comparison to the spiral that forms the structure of the Milky ... this way by resisting the journey into the inner solar system.

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Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...

Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may have had a lasting impact on Earth's climate, according to a new study.

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