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Bubbles filled with thousands of stars found in the Milky Way
The size of these bubbles is decided by the wind and radiation coming from the young and massi…
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Here's what will happen to Earth when our galaxy collides with the Andromeda galaxy
"The reason we think that our solar system will not be much affected by this collision... is that g…
Jessica Orwig
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Young stars at the edge of the Milky Way appear to have come from 2 nearby galaxies. That means a galactic collision could happen sooner than predicted.
Since it's easier to measure the distance of stars than clouds of gas, the discovery allowed the sc…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers just spotted a giant galaxy orbiting our own
Crater 2 is a dwarf galaxy, a type of small galaxy containing only a few billion stars (compared to…
Ali Sundermier
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Astronomers spotted a galaxy dying after a major collision. It's bleeding out 10,000 suns' worth of gas each year.
Galaxies need cold gas to form new stars, and this one is bleeding 10,000 suns worth of the stuff e…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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When the Andromeda galaxy crashes into the Milky Way, this is what it could look like from Earth
Unfortunately, life as we know it won't exist on Earth as this spectacle plays out. By then, the su…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A new 3D map of the Milky Way reveals our galaxy's warped shape in unprecedented detail
Cepheids are easy to study because they pulsate at regular intervals and burn hundreds (or sometime…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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Two massive bubbles stretch 700 light years above and below the center of the Milky Way
One of the largest features ever seen, has been spotted right at the center of our very own galaxy,…
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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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The Milky Way has a strange twin with a dark secret, and it might help us solve one of the biggest mysteries in science
"There are several things that need to be understood about Dragonfly 44," van Dokkum said. "One is:…
Ali Sundermier
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A huge explosion sliced through our galaxy just 3.5 million years ago, as human ancestors walked the Earth. Scientists think it was nuclear activity in the black hole at the Milky Way's center.
Satellites have detected bubbles of gamma- and X-ray radiation extending up to 50,000 light-years a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Incredible New Map Of Our Milky Way Galaxy Is The Most Detailed Survey Of Our Stellar Home Ever Created
For the last ten years, a team of scientists led by Geert Barentsen of the University of Hertfordsh…