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New photo shows the oldest-ever spiral galaxy, which was formed at least 1 billion years earlier than previously thought
The findings can provide clues on how spiral galaxies like the Milky Way have formed, a leading res…
Marianne Guenot
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New image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows thousands upon thousands of stars in a galaxy 17 million light years away
The James Webb Space Telescope is peering into the mysterious hearts of galaxies. Most recently, it…
Jessica Orwig
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Milky Way's neighbour might not be so ‘dead’ with young stars brewing at its center
But the Messier 110 might be an exception. But, the discovery of new stars in Mess…
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This Mega Star City Hides A Strange Secret
Galaxy clusters are sometimes called mega star cities due to their size and also because the indivi…
Jessica Orwig
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Scientists Have Created One Of The Most Accurate Simulations Of The Universe Ever
Generating an accurate picture of something we don't yet fully understand is challenging for obviou…
Dina Spector
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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours
The latest discovery could upheave our models of the universe and how dark matter influenced galaxy…
Marianne Guenot
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Astronomers think they've found the oldest stars in our entire galaxy
Astronomers have spotted what they think could be the oldest stars in our entire galaxy. These star…
Emmanuel Ocbazghi,Jessica Orw…
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NASA's Webb Space Telescope discovered 3 rare galaxies that can help astronomers study the cosmic dark ages
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted three galaxies forming when the universe was about only 4…
Lloyd Lee,Jessica Orwig
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Astronomers ‘accidentally’ discover a new galaxy with as many stars as the Milky Way
They might not have gone looking for it, but they found it. Astronomers 'accidentally' stumbled acr…
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James Webb Space Telescope takes high-detail image of rare Cartwheel Galaxy, formed by a messy cosmic collision
The space telescope took a fresh look at the Cartwheel Galaxy and shed light on how the galaxy has …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Side-by-side images of a whirlpool galaxy show details NASA's James Webb telescope captured but Hubble missed
The images show the majestic spiral arms of the M51, a galaxy located 27 million light-years away i…
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Marianne…
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A three-way collision of galaxies has given birth to a monstrous black hole
But the galaxy in question, IRAS 20100-4156, appears to be made up of three separate spiral galaxie…
Ali Sundermier
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5 ways the world's most controversial telescope could revolutionize astronomy
Once the hot soup of particles generated by the big bang started to cool, they clustered into atoms…
Kelly Dickerson
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Galaxies Collide In This New Vivid Image
The blue is galaxy NGC 2936, nicknamed "the penguin" because of its shape. It started off as a spir…
Jennifer Welsh
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Scientists announce the strongest evidence yet that dark matter is lurking in our galaxy - and maybe even our solar system
The way astronomers study dark matter is by its gravitational influence on ordinary matter. Rubin f…
Jessica Orwig
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New James Webb Space Telescope image shows 45,000 galaxies in unprecedented detail
The James Webb Space Telescope turned its sights on a special region in space, where it has reveale…