Science Jun 13 European ‘star survey’ reveals celestial treasure trove By Frank Jordans, Associated Press
Science May 11 WATCH: Here’s the first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Aug 01 New 3D maps of the Milky Way confirm our galaxy is warped It turns out our Milky Way galaxy isn't the flat spiral disk we thought it was before -- dark matter or collisions with other galaxies could have twisted it out of shape. By Vicky Stein
Science Apr 26 This stunning map of the Milky Way pinpoints more than 1 billion stars The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has released a catalog, the most detailed to date, of more than 1.5 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. By Lee Billings, Scientific American