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Herschel opened the hidden corners of the Milky Way
After striking images of the Milky Way, Herschel Observatory intends to conduct a larger study thanks to two Spire - Pacs devices, but the plan is slowing down because s…
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The Milky Way has no numerical date
Some small galaxies have collided with the Milky Way. Similar clashes still occur in the future, but they cannot destroy the Milky Way as predicted by many scientists.
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Find the Milky Way's hidden neighbor
Two scientists from the University of California (USA) - judged that the gravitational force from a galaxy causes disturbances in the Milky Way's disk of dust.
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Eyes glow in the universe
The Spitzer telescope has just discovered a spiral galaxy shaped like an eye about 50 million light years from the earth.
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Discovering cosmic dust clusters inside the Milky Way galaxy
An unprecedented map of the area inside the Milky Way has been revealed by astronomers.
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Element acceleration in the Milky Way galaxy
Thanks to a special study combining data from ESO's Extra Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers shed light on the mystery of the acceleration…
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New recipe for dwarf galaxies
There is more than one path forming a dwarf galaxy, and NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has found the new formula.
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The galaxy is big and heavy
For decades, scientists believe that the galaxy - the home of the Earth - is just a child next to the neighbor Andromeda giant.
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The four spiral arms of the Milky Way
A research team developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms.
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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…