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Things you don't know about galaxies
For about 4 billion years, the Milky Way galaxy will merge with the Andromeda galaxy. The result of the integration process will be an elliptical galaxy called
Milky Way
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Detecting a black hole
An international group of astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole
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How to see the Milky Way?
Under a clear, moonless and empty night sky, you will see the splendor of the galaxy.
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New map of the Milky Way
American astronomers introduced a new map of the Milky Way, first identifying its location in an area of 100,000 galaxies.
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Discover the farthest star in the Milky Way
Haverford University (USA) researchers have found the most distant stars in the Milky Way, a finding that could help determine the formation of our galaxy.
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360-degree portrait of the Milky Way
With a 360-degree portrait project, zoomed into the Milky Way, American experts have provided a whole new perspective on the structure and content of this spiral star sy…
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The shape of the galaxies depends on the speed of rotation
A group of Australian astronomers said that the shape of the galaxy depends on whether it turns fast or slow.
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Image of the longest stream of particles emitted by neutron stars
On Feb. 20, researchers working at NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory announced they had taken a picture of the longest stream of particle jets ever discovered in the Milk…
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Recreate the formation of the Milky Way
European astronomers have found new evidence that the Milky Way expands inward from the inside out.
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Discovered missing branches of the Milky Way
The study of giant stars has confirmed that the Milky Way has up to 4 spiral arms, ending the long-held argument that our galaxy has only two branches.
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The first image of the early Milky Way Strip
Astronomers from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) used Hubble space glasses to look back at the time when the Milky Way was formed.
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Europe postponed the mission to map the Milky Way
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it will postpone the mission to launch a galaxy mapping spacecraft due to a technical issue involving components on board, redOrbit…
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Decode the black hole secret in the Milky Way 2 million years ago
Astronomers have found a solution to the birth of these
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200,000 computers detected 24 hidden crystals
Scientists used a computer cloud, with the combined power of 200,000 personal computers, and found the new Milky Way's 24 metaphors.
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The Milky Way is lighter than previously thought
Our Milky Way weighs only about 1/4 to one third of the previously estimated mass, according to the latest analysis of the weight of dark matter in our galaxy.