This depiction is thought to illustrate the Great Rift, a band of dust and gas that appears to split the Milky Way in two. While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians ...

Astronomers are pulling back the hazy veil on the Milky Way's most common—and arguably most mysterious—type of planet: so-called sub-Neptunes. Not seen among the planets of our solar system ...

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Astronomers are homing in on the source of the "break" in this light-years-long filament near the galaxy's center.

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