Planet formation favors the metal-rich inner Milky Way, suggest scientists
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...
Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos
Computer algorithms can model the universe, matching simulations to observations and revealing the distribution of dark ...
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Supermassive black holes in 'little red dot' galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don't know why
"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...
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South Africa’s MeerKAT in ‘extraordinary’ discovery
MeerKAT’s newest giant radio galaxy find is extraordinary: the plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light years.
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 ...
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36 Intelligent Civilizations May Hide in Our Own Galaxy
Are we alone in space? ☄️ Are there other civilizations on other planets? The Milky Way, home to our Solar System, counts numerous planets and stars. ? Can there be life there? We've gathered a list ...
‘Megastructure’ 32 Times Bigger Than Our Milky Way Found, Scientists Say
A radio telescope in South Africa has unearthed a giant galaxy—dubbed a "cosmic megastructure"—with plasma jets that measure ...
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Meet "Inkathazo", The Troublesome Monster 32 Times Wider Than Our Galaxy
The latest one in this class is even more puzzling. It has been dubbed Inkathazo, and it is truly massive, with cosmic jets spanning 3.3 million light-years from one end to the other. That’s ...