Space telescope observations reveal clues to a critical period.
Andrew Masterson, Cosmos Magazine 13 May 2019
(c) NASA/JPL-Caltech
Speed of Dark Matter Clocked Using Old Stars as Reference
Barred Spiral Milky Way. (c) Illustration Credit: R. Hurt (SSC), JPL-Caltech, NASA
Chasing dark matter with the oldest stars in the Milky Way,
Phys.org, 24 Jan 2018
APOGEE South Spectrograph Opens in Las Campanas Observatory, Chile
Seeing the whole galaxy with a ‘second eye on the sky’,
Phys.org, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, 29 March 2017
(c) John Wilson (University of Virginia)
Novel Phylogenetic Approach to Star Formation Research Finds ‘Common Ancestors’
Galactica stellaris: Astronomers Build a Family Tree for the Milky Way’s Stars,
Scientific American, Mara Johnson-Groh, 27 March 2017
(c) NASA, ESA
Study Explains Presence of Extremely Massive Supermassive Black Holes When Universe <800M Years Old
New Model Explains the Formation of Supermassive Black Holes in the Very Early Universe,
AAAS / EurekAlert!, Dr. John Regan, et al., University of Helsinki, 14 March 2017
Black Hole at Center of Milky Way Galaxy Found to be Ejecting Star-Stuff
The Milky Way’s black hole is spewing out planet-size ‘spitballs’,
Phys.org, Christine Pulliam, 9 January 2017
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) Compiles True Distances to Galaxies Beyond Milky Way
ESA Creates Virtual Map of Galaxy Derived from Gaia Data
See a Virtual Milky Way Map from Europe’s Gaia Spacecraft,
Space.com, Tariq Malik, 16 November 2016 (c) ESA
‘Smith’s Cloud’ Could Merge with Milky Way in Milky Way in ~30M years
