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ESA's Gaia telescope spots high-velocity stars travelling between galaxies

Of 20 stars, seven stars were moving away from the Galaxy and 13 were racing towards the Milky Way.

Supermassive stars may have been born along with globular clusters: Study

Astronomers have proposed a new theory that attempts to explain the existence of peculiar chemical elements in globular clusters.

Astronomers discover that the Andromeda galaxy is roughly the same size as the Milky Way

Astronomers found the weight of the Andromeda is 800 billion times heavier than the Sun, on par with the Milky Way.

Sun-like stars tend to calm down after a violent youth allowing evolution of life, claims study

The findings published online in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society showed that older stars drop in activity quickly.

Scientists identify most massive brown dwarf known, made of gas 250 times purer than the sun

It was not known if brown dwarfs could form from such primordial gas, and the finding points the way to a larger population of extremely pure brown dwarfs.

Sounds of oldest stars in Milky Way captured, may reveal early history of galaxy

The stars we have studied really are living fossils from the time of the formation of our galaxy, said the scientists involved in the study.

In a galaxy far far away: Chandra observatory spots spectacular jet

X-ray vision can reveal birth of supernovae?

Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that suggests that space-borne X-ray detectors could be the first to spot new supernovae signalling ...