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Earth has been hit by an ‘unusual, intense blast of energy’ from nearby galaxy that could change our understanding of the universe
Earth has been hit by an intense, unusual blast of light that could change our understanding of the universe, scientists have said.
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Countless “ghosts” walk through space, and may be very close to us
The first 3D distribution map of the Galaxy “Dead Star” in history.
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A dense stellar nursery may feed on a spiral of stars, scientists say
A dense engine of star birth in a nearby galaxy may be fed by a spiral of stars, according to new research conducted with the Hubble Space Telescope and European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope focusing on a dense star cluster in a dwarf galaxy relatively near our own Milky Way.
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Japanese astronomers claim to have discovered a new polar ring galaxy. What is J0953?
Recently, Japanese astronomers published a paper saying that as part of the Subaru Strategic Plan (HSC-SSP), they used the Subaru Telescope to detect a new polar ring galaxy.
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Webb and Hubble telescopes join forces to capture multi-spectrum image of Phantom Galaxy
The JWST has dazzled since it began sending images back to Earth, but sometimes even the most advanced space telescope ever needs a little help from a friend. On Monday, the European Space Agency released a new image of the Phantom Galaxy.
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Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy
The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
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in OpinionThe 7 most terrifying things in space
From megacomets to rogue black holes, these formidable phenomena make the universe a truly dangerous place.
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How dancing black holes get close enough to merge
It’s pretty challenging for black holes to smash into each other, but it happens.
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How we know the shape of the Milky Way
There are deeper mysteries yet to be solved. For example, Newton’s law of gravitation states that stars and gas at the outer edge of a galaxy should travel more slowly than objects closer to its center — but instead, we observe outer objects moving faster.
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Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals terrifying purple galactic swirl in our universe
Looking more like a horrifying psychedelic swirl from a Marvel movie than the spiral galaxy shape familiar from visual telescopes, the new James Webb Space Telescope image shows the dusty skeleton of the distant galaxy NGC 628.
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