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Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here's how to see it
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLocated at a distance of 2.5 million light-years, the Andromeda Galaxy is readily visible to the...
Astronomers Find the Edge of Our Galaxy
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the quest to find the outer limits of our galaxy, astronomers have discovered over 200 stars that form the Milky Way’s edge, the most distant of which...
Backyard Universe: Holiday sky attractions you'll see in Fayetteville
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoI’ve long associated Christmas with observing the night sky. It’s probably because I got my first...
Ultra-faint mini-galaxy found around the Milky Way’s sibling Andromeda
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAstronomers have found an extremely faint and tiny galaxy in our cosmic neighbor’s back yard, and...
31 award-winning astronomy photos: From fiery horizons to whimsical auroras
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe winner for the Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year was 'The Running Chicken Nebula'. An...
Does the Milky Way orbit anything?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis illustration shows the Milky Way, our home galaxy. It seems like everything orbits something in space. Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars....
Stargazing in October: A sleeping giant
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoLook high in the south on a dark moonless night, well aware from the glare of streetlights, and you’ll find a faint glowing patch of light. It’s the only...
Enormous structure discovered near doomed galaxy group is the longest galactic 'tail' ever seen
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA gassy blue ball of a galaxy with a long, cloudy tail trailing behind it to the bottom right Like...
Got a new telescope for Christmas? Try spotting these 10 celestial objects with it
T3 via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTeenage girl is using the astronomy telescope to observe the the stars at cold winter night. Whether...
"Cosmic collision" shows the fate of the Milky Way
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the universe's most spectacular events, a galactic merger, has been observed 60 million light-years away near the Virgo constellation. New photos...