Universe
Dispatches from the edges of space and time
“Ancient Immigrant”: The Cosmic Time Capsule Drifting Through Our Galaxy
The star born near the dawn of the universe migrated from a neighboring galaxy into the Milky Way billions of years ago. College students found it on Spring Break.
By Milky Way News Editorial • Apr 14, 2026
Mars Kept Its Water Hidden for Billions of Years. Humans May Have Discovered Its Hiding Spot.
New findings suggest the Martian underground harbored flowing water and life-friendly conditions long after the surface went silent. The race to dig deeper is on.
By Milky Way News Editorial • Mar 23, 2026
A Massive Star Vanished Without a Trace. Astronomers Finally Know Why.
One of the Andromeda Galaxy’s brightest stars collapsed quietly into a black hole—no explosion, no supernova. Just gone.
By Milky Way News Editorial • Feb 25, 2026
Betelgeuse Has a Lydia Too: Hubble Just Discovered the Red Supergiant's Secret Companion Star
A newly discovered stellar partner, swirling through Betelgeuse’s vast clouds, could hold the key to the giant star’s strange behavior as seen from Earth.
By Milky Way News Editorial • Feb 2, 2026
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Lemon Shaped Jupiter-Sized Planet Discovered
Scientists called it "the stretchiest planet that we've confirmed the stretchiness of."
By Milky Way News Editorial • Jan 13, 2026
She Left Her Wheelchair on Earth and Floated Among the Stars
No one can walk in Space, so what's it matter if an astronaut can on Earth?
By Ethan Denma • Dec 23, 2025
NASA's Plan to Map 20 Billion Stars Hidden Deep in the Milky Way
Humans have never actually seen most of the galaxy that they live in. They will now.
By Ethan Denma • Dec 16, 2025
Forget the 'Seven Sisters': The Pleiades Is a Star Empire
The long-mythologized seven bright stars near Orion’s shoulder known as the Pleiades could be much more expansive than humans once thought.
By Milky Way News Editorial • Nov 24, 2025
The Milky Way’s Glowing Heart: Is Dark Matter Finally Waving Hello?
A stubborn glow at deep in the Milky Way Galaxy’s core just got a lot weirder.
By Ethan Denma • Nov 2, 2025
UFOs, Nukes, and 1950s Glowing Sky Photos: This Peer-Reviewed Paper Is Shaking Up Mainstream Science
The game-changing study analyzed 1950s pre-satellite sky plates, finding thousands of vanishing flashes that spiked after nuclear tests and prominent UFO reports.
By Milky Way News Editorial • Oct 21, 2025