The Milky Way Galaxy

Our galaxy’s entourage breaks the rules

Many Milky Way satellites lie in a vast disk and orbit the same way—surprising under standard cosmology.

Milky Way: Satellites That Don’t Behave

Explore a stunning starry night sky in Canterbury, New Zealand, featuring the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds.

Ripples in the disk

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds can stir the Milky Way, raising a warp like a ripple as they pass its edges.

Milky Way: Satellites That Don’t Behave