First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...
One other thing the Gaia data has been clarifying is that the Milky Way's disk is not serene and flat, but warped and ...
Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...
Artwork: Gaia is making the definitive map of our Milky Way Galaxy Europe’s Gaia space telescope has been used to clock the expansion rate of the Universe and - once again - it has produced some ...
Europe’s Gaia space telescope has been used to clock the expansion rate of the Universe and - once again - it has produced some head-scratching. The reason? The speed is faster than what one would ...