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Fresh photographs of Milky Way’s black hole Sgr A* reveal strong, twisted magnetic field similar to M87*
The colossal black hole named Sagittarius A* resides at the heart of the Milky Way, approximately 2…
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Darker than the night sky: Scientists discover biggest "near-dark" galaxy ever!
The "Nube" galaxy, which is 10 billion years old, was found through an analysis of data from the IA…
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NASA monitoring asteroids hurtling toward Earth at ferocious speeds
According to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA's asteroid tracker, two a…
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Scientists think they've finally solved the decades-long mystery of why our Milky Way galaxy is so rare
Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are surprisingly rare, and astronomers have wondered why for yea…
Sonam Sheth
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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Star SO-6 is very close to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. But it's …
Marianne Guenot
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James Webb Telescope captures colorful, glittering image of the chaotic center of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing never-before-seen details
The new image of the Milky Way from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could help scientists underst…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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The black hole at the center of the Milky Way is spinning so fast, it's squishing space-time down like a football
The black hole, Sagittarius A* is located 26,000 light-years away from Earth, at the center of the …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Meet the black hole at the center of our galaxy: Scientists just took its picture for the first time
Researchers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of our gal…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Scientists might reveal the first photo of our galaxy's central black hole on Thursday. Watch their announcement live.
Seven research institutions are holding simultaneous press conferences to announce what's being bil…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers discovered a 'spooky' spinning object in our galactic backyard, emitting some of the strongest radio beams in the sky
Radio telescopes are detecting more mysterious signals. They switch on and off and don't match any …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists uncover enormous cosmic structure containing a whopping 20 galaxies!
The "Cosmic Vine" stands out as an exceptionally lengthy and vast structure, surpassing the size of…
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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted a strange 13 billion-year-old galaxy that shouldn't exist
The galaxy could re-write what we know about how dark matter shaped the early universe.
Marianne Guenot
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Unknown objects at the heart of the Milky Way are beaming radio signals, then mysteriously disappearing
Radio waves bursting from the center of the Milky Way, then disappearing, might reveal a new type o…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA telescope discovers mysterious hotspot of high-energy particles beyond our galaxy
Gamma rays and ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are filling a huge area of the sky. An astronomer call…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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3D map of the Milky Way shows its twisted warped shape is changing — and it could be because of an ongoing collision
Just like the Earth was once thought to be flat, so was the Milky Way. However, a new 3D map of the…
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Mysterious radio waves are radiating from an unknown object at the heart of the Milky Way, astronomers say
The signal appeared near the center of the galaxy. It was strong for most of 2020, but then it sudd…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Telescope in Utah detects mysterious cosmic ray beyond our galaxy
Scientists in Utah believe the "Amaterasu particle" traveled from beyond our galaxy.
Rebecca Rommen
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Black hole image supports Einstein's theory of gravity, disappointing scientists who are probing for cracks
Researchers captured the first image of our galaxy's supermassive black hole. It could help confirm…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Bubbles filled with thousands of stars found in the Milky Way
The size of these bubbles is decided by the wind and radiation coming from the young and massi…
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10 winners of a Milky Way photo contest show our galaxy lighting up the sky
The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas recently highlighted 25 images that represent this ph…