In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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Hosted on MSNAstronomers Discovered A Nine Ring Galaxy That's Over Two Times Larger Than The Milky WayWhile reviewing a survey of the sky taken in 2019, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope spotted LEDA 1313424. The […] ...
In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...
The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a ...
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Astronomy on MSNWhat will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy merge?What will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way completes the merger with the Andromeda Galaxy? Bryan ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNAn Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists SayThe cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on Leo P, a tiny galaxy with some big things to say about star formation.
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
Astronomers have found a massive radio jet, stretching across at least 200,000 light-years in the distant universe. The ...
The Bullseye is now confirmed to have nine rings, eight of which are visible to Hubble. Researchers confirmed the existence ...
The Bullseye galaxy earned its nickname thanks to its wild number of rings. A smaller galaxy shot through its heart 50 ...
Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...
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