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Discovered newborn stars at the center of the galaxy
Astronomers have finally discovered newborn stars at the turbulent center of the Milky Way.
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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 challenge to the hypothesis of galaxy formation
A team led by an astronomer at Indiana University has recently discovered that some large galaxies have traits that show they have just been formed.
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Revealing the smell of the Milky Way
While studying a giant cloud of gas and dust in the center of the Milky Way, German astronomers discovered it contained chemicals that make up the flavor of raspberries.
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Hundreds of crazy black holes stir up the Milky Way
Black holes stir up our galaxy, threatening to swallow anything approaching them.
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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 central image of the galaxy through the Hubble lens
The multi-colored infrared image of our Milky Way galaxy center shows a new cluster of stars and complex structural details in the ionized gas swirling around the 300 li…
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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 endless dance between the Milky Way
Like ballet dancers dancing around an invisible leader, dozens of stars in the Milky Way are revolving around a supermassive black hole.
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Symbols of galaxies are the result of intense collisions
Stunning bright stars, symbols of galaxies like the Milky Way, can be fragments from violent collisions with other planets.
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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.