One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
Peculiar icy objects in outer reaches of the Milky Way perplex astronomers
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
It took more than 10 years to get this mega-photograph of the Andromeda galaxy that has blown people’s minds
Astronomers have completed a stunning massive photomosaic of our closest celestial neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, comprised ...
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100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone
Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.
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Hubble's new masterpiece took 10 years and captured 200 million stars in Andromeda
Hubble Space Telescope mapped Andromeda, revealing a chaotic history shaped by mergers. A 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic shows 200 ...
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'Herculean' 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic shows our closest galactic neighbor like never before — and took more than a decade to create
The new composite image, which combines hundreds of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the Andromeda Galaxy with ...
'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times the size of Milky Way spotted
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
Planetary alignment 2025: This is what it really means when seven planets line up in the sky
Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.
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City of Sisters recognized as 'Dark Sky Community'
Sisters has been named Oregon's newest 'Dark Sky Community,' in recognition of the city’s efforts to curb light pollution.
NASA's Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxy
In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...
Unexpected Findings: Scientists Reveal the Milky Way Is a Cosmic Outlier
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed of a ... plates recorded images of the night sky using a light-sensitive emulsion ...