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 ...
ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Wraps Up Revolutionary Milky Way Mapping Mission
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
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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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.
The Star That Proved the Universe Is Bigger Than We Imagined
Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...
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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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Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge to offer participants views of Milky Way at Al Qua'a
The striking Milky Way will be the perfect backdrop to the drama of the marathon camp. Often a turning point in rally-raid, the third and fourth stages that straddle the marathon camp hold the ...
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
Discover the fastest jet-stream winds on exoplanet WASP-127b, reaching 33,000 km per hour, driven by intense stellar ...
Two mysterious fast radio bursts originated from wildly different places in space
Mysterious fast radio bursts, or millisecond-long bright flashes of radio waves from space, have intrigued astronomers since ...