Zoom Into The Milky Way's Sagittarius A* Black Hole
ESO/L. Calçada, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, VISTA, VVV Survey/D. Minniti DSS, Nogueras-Lara et al., Schoedel, NACO, ...
Mystery Solved: Exploding Stars Fuel the Milky Way’s Fiery Halo
Scientists have linked supernovae to the heating of the Milky Way's outer gas layer, revealing a cosmic dance of creation and destruction that shapes our galactic environment. Scientists may have unco ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Stunning 4K View Of Milky Way's Heart
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals a stunning view of star-forming region Sagittarius C (Sgr C). Reported to be around 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central ...
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Newfound galaxy gives glimpse into the Milky Way’s past
The Firefly Sparkle Galaxy is the first Milky Way-sized galaxy to ever be found while still in the process of forming.
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How Large is the Milky Way
The Milky Way is our galactic home, but just how big is it?  Dive into this fascinating exploration of the galaxy's size, scale, and structure. Get ready for an astronomical perspective on our place ...
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2025 Marks 100 Years Since Hubble Proved The Universe Is Vast With Galaxies Outside The Milky Way
Happy Galaxies Day! A century ago tonight, Edwin Hubble exposed a photograph at the 100-inch telescope on Mt. Wilson whose ...
Every child deserves access to the outdoors
Yet, for too many children, particularly in underserved communities, opportunities to experience the outdoors are out of ...
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Newfound galaxy gives glimpse into the Milky Way’s past
But around the cosmic time that we are seeing the Firefly Sparkle, Milky Way-like galaxy progenitors were about 10,000 times less massive than today’s Milky Way. Hopefully with the collaboration ...
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You’re made of carbon that once roamed in a halo outside our galaxy
For the first time, a new study confirms that circumgalactic medium (CGM) doesn’t just contain “hot gases enriched in oxygen” ...
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What I learned from a black hole in Los Angeles
On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing ...
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos
The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the largest digital camera ever made.
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Scientists Trace Fast Radio Burst to Surprise Source For First Time
When a magnetar within the Milky Way galaxy belched out a flare of colossally powerful radio waves in 2020, scientists ...