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Milky Way's Closest Neighbor May Be Tearing Apart
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable." ...
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Astronomers are shocked to find our galaxy's nearest neighbor is being torn to shreds
An analysis of star movements from the Gaia spacecraft reveals that the Small Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy bound to ...
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Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us
The Andromeda Galaxy's family of dwarfs are an enigma. First it was the unusual flat plane around which more than half of ...
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Extreme 'zombie star' capable of ripping human atoms apart is shooting through the Milky Way — and nobody knows where it came from
Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...
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A Monster Black Hole Is Headed Toward Our Galaxy—and It’s Coming Closer
A newly published study in The Astrophysical Journal has revealed the presence of a previously undetected supermassive black ...
Galaxies at 'cosmic noon': Research gives deep dive into universe's wild growth spurt
A new University of Kansas survey of distant galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen star ...
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way 'twin' ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (image)
Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...
Tech Explorist7d
The twin of the Milky Way galaxy found in the distant Universe
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...
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Research suggests our closest neighboring galaxy may be being torn apart
A team at Nagoya University in Japan has revealed new insights into the motion of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud ...
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A gas clump in the Milky Way’s neighborhood might be a ‘dark galaxy’
A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.
James Webb telescope discovers Zhúlóng, the Milky Way's long-lost 'twin' near the dawn of time
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...
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The JWST May Have Discovered the Milky Way's Twin
Xiao (University of Geneva), G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute), Dawn JWST Archive) The Milky Way may have a twin. The discovery of the most distant spiral galaxy to date may change the way we think ...