Since the 1960s we know that most galaxies contain a black hole in their centre. These black holes have masses in the order of millionsRead More
Category: Galaxies
The Andromeda galaxy, also known as M31, is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky Way, making it the closestRead More
Galaxies are formed by billions of stars, dust, and other materials, bounded between them by gravity. These massive stellar bodies are present in many shapesRead More
The Milky Way is our galaxy, where is situated the solar system, which is formed by 8 planets and its moons. However, the solar systemRead More
The Milky Way was formed approximately 13 600 millions of years ago, with a marge of error of approximately 800 millions of years. At theRead More
Many years ago, some measurements made by scientists with the help of the Hubble spatial telescope, indicated that the Milky Way and our neighbour’s, Andromeda,Read More