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Confused about life? So is the universe! Scientists spot a massive question mark in space made of two warped galaxies!
The James Webb Space Telescope captured two galaxies forming a question mark through gravitational …
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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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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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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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3D map of the Milky Way shows its twisted warped shape is changing — and it could be because of an ongoing collision
Just like the Earth was once thought to be flat, so was the Milky Way. However, a new 3D map of the…
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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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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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The Milky Way gobbled up another galaxy 11.5 billion years ago — and it could provide clues to why the galaxy is twisted up in a spiral shape
The Milky Way gobbled up a dwarf galaxy Gaia Enceladus between 11.6 to 13.2 billion years ago and t…
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope maps giant halo around Milk Way's closest neighbour
This means that Andromeda's halo is already bumping into the halo of our own galaxy. The sc…
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The closest star cluster to the Sun may be getting destroyed to unveil a network of dark matter across the Milky Way
The nearest star cluster to the Sun, dubbed Haydes, may be getting destroyed. And, it could be the …
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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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An experiment that reaches across our galaxy has detected the first signs of a possible 'sea' of ripples in space-time
Supermassive black holes merging in distant galaxies could be creating a background hum of gravitat…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The best candidate for an Earth-like planet is also the farthest one detected yet — and it has a Guinness World Record to prove it
There’s only a handful of planets that fit the profile of being a potential second-home for …
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We live next to the largest gas cloud in the Milky Way — and it's giving birth to new stars
A new 3D map of the Milky Way reveals that we live next to the largest gas cloud in the galaxy. …
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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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A black hole spewed out material equivalent to 500 Empire State Buildings at nearly the speed of light — and NASA caught it on video
This black hole and its companion star make up the system called MAXI J1820+070 located within 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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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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Our very own black hole in the Milky Way doesn’t quite eat up ‘everything’
About 26,000 light years away from the earth and four million times the size of the sun, researc…
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An astronomer's stunning photo of the Milky Way shows our galaxy through a crystal ball
He placed the crystal ball on a handrail post, then aimed his Canon 6D camera at the orb. He chose …