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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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7 Easter eggs in the images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are totally new to astronomy
An astronomer points out hidden sights in NASA's new images, from previously invisible star cluster…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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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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Astronomers may now fully understand why the sky is dark at night
Astronomers previously estimated that the observable universe contains about 100 billion galaxies b…
Dave Mosher
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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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A NASA image shows the center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail. Expect far more revealing photos from a soon-to-launch telescope.
JWST will study every phase of the universe's history in order to learn about how the first stars a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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There may be far, far more galaxies in the universe than scientists thought
But we now know the observable universe is finite - it's about 90.68 billion light-years wide - and…
Dave Mosher
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Our galaxy could have at least 36 intelligent alien civilizations, researchers say. It may take thousands of years to find them.
Extraterrestrial civilizations could tell us whether human life will last millions of years, or jus…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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Stunning images from retired space telescopes show how galaxies are defined by the dust between stars
Researchers used data from retired missions to map the distribution of cold clouds of dust in four …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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There's more to this beautiful space image than meets the eye
In order to study objects in different wavelengths, astronomers convert the non-visible parts of th…
Jessica Orwig
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There could be up to 10 billion warm and cozy Earth-like planets in our home galaxy, new research reveals
But Ford's team didn't want to estimate the number of Earth-like planets in the galaxy based solely…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers spot the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen, and it's 100 times the size of our solar system
The blast, which is 2 trillion times brighter than the sun, may have been caused by a supermassive …
Marianne Guenot
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'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' makes a surprising revelation about Star-Lord's family
"The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" confirms that Star-Lord isn't alone in the universe, …
Eammon Jacobs
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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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Samsung to launch Galaxy A34, A54 5G smartphones in India next week
Samsung is set to launch Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A54 5G smartphones on March 15 globally and the I…
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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…