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The Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGaia discovers the Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent, as ...
How did a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way come to be?
Science Daily· 1 day ago"Since its discovery in 2016, there have been many attempts to reproduce Crater 2's unusual properties, but it has proved very challenging," said Hai-Bo Yu, a professor of ...
10 spectacular images from Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn estimated 100 billion stars make up the Milky Way. Our home galaxy stretches 100,000 light-years...
Scientists spot more Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe
Science Daily· 1 day agoIn a new study, the Mizzou researchers have discovered that spiral galaxies were more common in the early universe than previously thought. "Scientists ...
OPINION: Galaxies galore | McDonald County Press
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 6 days agoAt about 9:30 p.m., if you look overhead and a little bit south, around the constellation Leo the Lion, you will be looking in the direction ...
Recent Cosmic Collision Shakes Up Milky Way History
Gizmodo· 6 days agoEvidence of the Milky Way’s past is encoded in wrinkles of stars, whose positions and movements have shifted as our galaxy< ...
UAH researcher demonstrates Milky Way’s last maj | Newswise
Newswise· 6 days agoDonlon worked with Dr. Heidi Newberg, professor of physics and astronomy, and her team at the Rensselaer Polytechnic...
Youthful galaxy in the early universe was a heavy metal rebel
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMany generations must have come and gone in rapid succession in order to build up detectable amounts...
Rensselaer Researchers Upend Theory About the Form | Newswise
Newswise· 6 days agoThe discovery was made possible by the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft, which is mapping...
The storied Hubble telescope has gone into ‘safe mode.’ Here’s NASA’s plan to keep it alive | CNN
CNN.com· 5 days agoThe Hubble Space Telescope will transition to a new way of operating that aims to prevent the space...