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Newly Identified Galactic Supercluster Is Home To The Milky Way
2014-09-05 08:05:41| rfglobalnet News Articles
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) -- among other telescopes -- have determined that our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a newly identified ginormous supercluster of galaxies, which they have dubbed “Laniakea,” which means “immense heaven” in Hawaiian.
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New Galactic Supercluster Map Shows Milky Way's 'Heavenly' Home
2014-09-03 22:38:42| Airlines - Topix.net
Scientists have created the first map of a colossal supercluster of galaxies known as Laniakea, the home of Earth's Milky Way galaxy and many other.
08.27.13 -- Radio Pulsar Explores Feeding Habits Of Milky Way's Massive Black Hole
2013-08-26 02:42:56| rfglobalnet News Articles
08/27/13RF Globalnet Newsletter
Nature: New Radio Pulsar Explores Feeding Habits Of The Milky Way's Massive Black Hole
2013-08-21 08:47:23| rfglobalnet News Articles
A team of astronomers, including Heino Falcke (RadboudUniversityNijmegen/ ASTRON) and Adam Deller (ASTRON), has discovered radio pulses from a neutron star practically next door to the supermassive black hole which resides at the centre of the Milky Way.
The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way is murdering a huge gas cloud
2013-07-18 19:16:37| Extremetech
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is tearing apart a huge cloud of gas while astronomers look on in rapturous joy.