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Detection of stellar gamma-ray flare from Messier 82
According to research published in the journal Nature on April 24, scientists have detected stellar gamma-ray flares from Messier 82, aka M82.
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Detection of the Milky Way's most metal-poor star
Astronomers have just discovered the most metal-poor helium star called EC 19529-4430.
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Discovery of the largest stellar black hole ever in the Milky Way
A study published on April 16 said that astronomers have identified an unprecedented stellar black hole in the Milky Way.
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Admire a series of impressive photos taken of the Milky Way
Blog Capture The Atlas on May 25 announced the outstanding works in the Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2021 photography contest.
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The enchanting beauty of galaxies in the vast universe
Most galaxies are between 10 billion and 13.6 billion years old. Some of the oldest galaxies formed when the universe was only about a billion years old.
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The Milky Way's monster black hole is alive, spewing 'death rays'
Sagittarius A* is a monster black hole located at the center of the Milky Way, the galaxy where Earth resides.
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New discovery helps decode many mysteries about the early days of the Milky Way
Researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have identified 'strong candidates' that could be evidence of the early days of the Milky Way.
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The galaxy containing the Earth is punctured: The culprit causes shivers!
A new study has revealed mysterious, non-matter voids in the galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way, caused by some of the deadliest events in the universe.
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Unveiling a map of 1.8 billion stars in the Milky Way
The European Space Agency has released a dataset collected by the Gaia Space Observatory, showing many characteristics of large numbers of stars.
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Extremely rare cosmic object has just been discovered in the Milky Way
A new member of a rare class of stars, known only in very limited numbers, has been discovered in the Milky Way.
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Could 4 extraterrestrial civilizations lurk in the Milky Way and attack us?
The Milky Way is home to millions of potentially habitable planets, and about four of them may contain extraterrestrial civilizations.
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The most impressive series of galaxy photos of the year
The annual competition of the travel blog Capture the Atlas has found many impressive works on the topic
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Scientists plan to film super black holes
After the first image of the Milky Way's black hole, the Event Horizon telescope is ready to take the next step to image the chaotic flow of gas around the black hole.
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Successfully photographed a black hole in the center of the Milky Way
Astronomers on the evening of May 12 released the first image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of our galaxy.
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Can aliens track to Earth thanks to this message?
NASA intends to send a message into the Milky Way to help aliens locate Earth with this image.