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The movement of stars allows the Milky Way to spin around
Very accurate measurements show that the Milky Way's rotation is simpler than we thought.
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The strange magnetic field of the star
Astronomers have discovered the most bizarre cosmic object flashes 40 times before disappearing. It is possible that this is a missing link in the neutron star family, t…
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Detecting the minimum mass of the galaxy
By analyzing light from small galaxies, orbiting the Milkey Way galaxy, the researchers found the minimum mass of galaxies in the universe: 10 million times the mass of…
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The Sun may have migrated to its current location
New simulations have shown at least to galaxies like the Milky Way, stars like the Sun can migrate for long distances.
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The halo in the galaxy is full of stars
The new map of the halo of stars around the Milky Way has recently revealed the structure of intertwined stars, many lines of stars have never been discovered.
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The stars are staring at death
They are located deep in the center of the Milky Way and move around the black hole, the space is capable of destroying all kinds of matter in the universe, including li…
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Close up of the black hole of the Milky Way
If an object looks like a black hole, it acts like a black hole, it might be a black hole.
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Young galaxies have surprisingly strong magnetic fields
The origin of magnetic fields in galaxies remains a mystery to astronomers. The usual hypotheses for reinforcing magnetic fields continuously for billions of years. Howe…
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Detect extremely bright stars in the sky
The Spitzer Space Observatory has found a star that is 3.2 million times brighter than our sun, probably the brightest star in the Milky Way. It weighs 150 to 200 times…
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Milky Way has only 2, not 4 arms
Living right in the heart of the Milky Way, it's hard for us to imagine the true picture of our galaxy. For years, astronomers have drawn a lovely spiral galaxy with fou…
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The giant black hole in the Milky Way
Using the X-ray satellites of NASA, Japan and Europe, a group of Japanese astronomers discovered the central black hole of our galaxy that once emitted a very powerful e…
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Plasma flow millions of degrees in the Milky Way
In general, our Milky Way is a cold area dotted with isolated hot clouds and stars. While most of this space is cold and empty, scientists have discovered a detector
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Detecting small galaxies similar to the early Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered that galaxies can be born in the same time as the Earth's precursor to the Milky Way. These sub-galaxies are only b
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A cloud of hydrogen gas is rushing into the Milky Way
Astronomers have reported that a giant cloud of hydrogen gas is accelerating and may collide with the Milky Way. Named
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The heaviest star in the Milky Way Stripped
The star Pismis 24-1 was stripped of the Milky Way's heaviest title after the new Hubble telescope's measurement method shows that it is essentially a double star.