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Our Milky Way galaxy is old, there is not enough gas to create a new star
The lifespan of a galaxy is thought to depend on the amount of gas it possesses to form a new star.
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Announcing the new map of Milky Way 187 million pixels
The research team of the Southern European Observatory (ESO) drew a completely new map of the Milky Way, four times larger than every previous map with 187 million pixel…
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Nearly 900 galaxies hidden behind the Milky Way
Astronomers discovered hundreds of new galaxies after using radio waves to see through the Milky Way's star system and dust.
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Our galaxy is a 'zombie'.
Scientists claim that the Milky Way where we live actually died billions of years ago because ... hungry.
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Discovering the super giant structure that can
Astronomers discovered super giant structures moving at a speed of 50km / s across our Milky Way, including Earth.
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Scientists are about to capture the first image of a cosmic black hole
With a system of 9 radio telescopes located in many parts of the world, scientists will for the first time in history capture the image of the supermassive black hole lo…
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The supernova is 20 times brighter than the Milky Way
Scientists discovered the most powerful supernova ever with 20 times the brightness of the Milky Way and 570 billion times the Sun.
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Discover new planets, understand more about the early universe
Hubble Space Telescope has just caught sight of a compact planet called J0925. A new planet is like a newly discovered green pea.
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Find the mysterious galaxy tail that is 2 times longer than the Milky Way
NASA's Chandra Observatory captured the image of a sparkling celestial object: a hot gas stream of 250,000 light-years long.
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Life may exist in the constellations at the edge of the Milky Way
The intelligent life form can exist at star groups at the edge of the Milky Way. This is the result of new astrophysics research published in the annual meeting of the A…
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Photo of the largest Milky Way galaxy ever
At 46 billion pixels in size and 194 GB in size, this is a photograph of the Milky Way galaxy with the highest resolution that astronomers have ever taken.
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Discovery of the mysterious 'galaxy wheel' near the Milky Way Milky Way
New astronomers discovered a mysterious circle of galaxies near our Milky Way Milky Way so far, only 30 million light-years away.
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The fastest star in the Milky Way
The fastest star in the Milky Way is moving at 1,200 km / s, possibly escaping from the Milky Way in about 25 million years.
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Why is our galaxy called the Milky Way?
We have many unofficial names for cosmic landscapes. Sometimes they are named after the shape we see, such as the Horsehead Nebula.