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How to pick the best cruises to see the northern lights, eclipses, and galaxies, according to an astrophysicist
Whether you want to see the northern lights or a meteor shower, astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi give…
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists think they've finally solved the decades-long mystery of why our Milky Way galaxy is so rare
Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are surprisingly rare, and astronomers have wondered why for yea…
Sonam Sheth
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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Star SO-6 is very close to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. But it's …
Marianne Guenot
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James Webb Telescope captures colorful, glittering image of the chaotic center of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing never-before-seen details
The new image of the Milky Way from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could help scientists underst…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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At least 7 stars in our galaxy have the potential to harbor advanced alien technology, researchers find
After surveying 5 million stars throughout our galaxy, researchers identified seven that may host D…
Ellyn Lapointe
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The black hole at the center of the Milky Way is spinning so fast, it's squishing space-time down like a football
The black hole, Sagittarius A* is located 26,000 light-years away from Earth, at the center of the …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Meet the black hole at the center of our galaxy: Scientists just took its picture for the first time
Researchers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of our gal…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola R…
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Scientists might reveal the first photo of our galaxy's central black hole on Thursday. Watch their announcement live.
Seven research institutions are holding simultaneous press conferences to announce what's being bil…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted a strange 13 billion-year-old galaxy that shouldn't exist
The galaxy could re-write what we know about how dark matter shaped the early universe.
Marianne Guenot
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NASA telescope discovers mysterious hotspot of high-energy particles beyond our galaxy
Gamma rays and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are filling a huge area of the sky. An astronomer call…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Telescope in Utah detects mysterious cosmic ray beyond our galaxy
Scientists in Utah believe the "Amaterasu particle" traveled from beyond our galaxy.
Rebecca Rommen
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Astronomers discovered a 'spooky' spinning object in our galactic backyard, emitting some of the strongest radio beams in the sky
Radio telescopes are detecting more mysterious signals. They switch on and off and don't match any …