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National Space Day: Here’s the beginner’s guide to astrophotography and sky watching in India
Ever wanted to capture the cosmos? There's no better time than India's first-ever National Space Da…
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There might be a secret massive black hole in our galaxy that scientists didn’t know about till now!
We have found evidence for the second-biggest black hole in our Milky Way, challenging our understa…
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Fresh photographs of Milky Way’s black hole Sgr A* reveal strong, twisted magnetic field similar to M87*
The colossal black hole named Sagittarius A* resides at the heart of the Milky Way, approximately 2…
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Darker than the night sky: Scientists discover biggest "near-dark" galaxy ever!
The "Nube" galaxy, which is 10 billion years old, was found through an analysis of data from the IA…
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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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Black hole image supports Einstein's theory of gravity, disappointing scientists who are probing for cracks
Researchers captured the first image of our galaxy's supermassive black hole. It could help confirm…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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It took over a decade and 1,000 hours of photography to create this picture of the Milky Way
Finnish astrophotographer, JP Metsavainio, took on the daunting task of creating a mosaic of the Mi…
Prabhjote Gill
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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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A stunning image of the Milky Way took 12 years to photograph. It shows the ghost of a supernova.
The photographer J-P Metsavainio spent 1,250 hours collecting images for his Milky Way mosaic, whic…
Aria Bendix
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It took one massive telescope 130 hours to capture tens of thousands of galaxies in a single image
Radio telescopes, on the other hand, can see through the dust and record observations of t…
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Stars are being born next to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole in a stunning new image by the world's largest airborne telescope
The world's largest airborne telescope — the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFI…
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Rare doughnut-shaped galaxy — a ‘cosmic ring of fire' — is making baby stars 50 times faster than the Milky Way
Astronomers have spotted a ‘cosmic ring of fire’ making stars 50 times faster than the Milky Way — …
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An ancient super-Earth offers an unexpected clue that life in our galaxy could be older than scientists thought
This rocky planet formed about 10 billion years ago, making it twice as old as Earth. It's too hot …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope imaged a stunning supernova remnant and revealed details Hubble couldn't capture
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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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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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 new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blows past Hubble again, revealing an iconic supernova in unprecedented detail
The supernova, which was first discovered in 1987, has a keyhole-like formation, full of clumpy gas…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Grace E…
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NASA released stunning new space images by combining the visual powers of the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory
New NASA images of two galaxies, a star cluster, and a nebula use X-ray technology to enhance glimp…