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The best objects to view and photograph along the Milky Way
Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.
Largest celestial object of its kind discovered in the distant universe
Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...
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See The Gigantic New Map Of The Milky Way That Took 13 Years To Make
This image shows the regions of the Milky Way mapped by the VISTA Variables in ... to sustain nuclear fusion like stars, causing them to cool and fade relatively quickly.
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
The secret recipe of black holes: Study finds they can 'cook' their own meals in space
Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...
101 Galaxies Later: Why the Milky Way Stands Out in the Universe
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
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Milky Way's black hole 'exhaust vent' discovered in eerie X-ray observations
The Milky Way's supermassive black hole ... this vast vent of bright X-rays exists where hot and cool gas perpetually collide. It's unclear how often Sgr A* is spitting out gas to fill up this ...
Ancient duo of stars visiting from far reaches of the Milky Way discovered
This is why the stars are usually in the Milky Way halo, but their orbit also takes ... meaning it has taken billions of ...