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The mystery of the dead galaxies
Thanks to Hubble and other telescopes, astronomers are investigating why some giant galaxies quickly grow and stop staring when the universe is less than half of their c…
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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 true size of the Milky Way
Spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are in fact larger than expected, according to a new study by Colorado Boulder University based on data collected from the Hubble Spac…
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Revealing the largest galaxy in the universe
Astronomers have suddenly located the largest galaxy ever, five times larger than our Milky Way galaxy.
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Spooky blue eyes in the sky
NGC 2207 and IC 2163, names of two galaxies twisted in the Canis Major constellation, are in the process of merging into a galaxy.
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Hubble discovered the galaxy with brilliant lenses
This galaxy named NGC 5010 is in transition, from a spiral galaxy to an elliptical galaxy.
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The 84 million star image is at the center of the universe
On October 24, Chilean astronomers said that in a research program on the Milky Way, they created an image with about 84 million stars in the center of the universe.
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Uncommonly rare spiral-shaped structure of cosmic dust
On October 10, astronomers announced a rare image of a cosmic dust structure and spiral gas surrounding a giant red star. This is the first such a structure discovered b…
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Two meteor explosions at a galaxy
The galaxy, called NGC 1187, was discovered in 1784 by the English astronomer William Herschel. Far from being calm and unchanging, it has
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Detecting spiral galaxies in the early universe
The results of American astronomers published in Nature on July 18 said they were surprised to find a spiral galaxy forming nearly 11 billion years ago.
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Detected many strange lava columns on Mars
An American student has discovered lava flows that look like ropes near the equator of Mars. This is the first time to detect such geological characteristics in an extra…
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Discover new supernova
Astronomers and observers discovered the supernova's bright spot on March 16 on the Galaxy band. This supernova is spiral-shaped, the constellations are closely linked.…
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Detect a rectangular galaxy
A rare rectangular galaxy with a jewel-like shape has been discovered by astronomers.
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Discover the largest pair of black holes near Earth
NASA on August 31 said, using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to our Mil…