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Using deep imaging from the James Webb Space Telescope, they observed a galaxy bearing a striking resemblance to our ...
A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...
Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space ...
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.
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13-billion-year old star cluster slowly gets torn apart by the Milky Way
Globular clusters are often described as ancient, tightly bound fossils of the early Milky Way. It has been believed that ...
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Milky Way is ripping this ancient star cluster apart, astronomers warn
A globular cluster near the heart of the Milky Way is gradually dissolving, according to a new study published on arXiv, ...
By tracking these stars back to where they came from, scientists can map the gravitational field of the Milky Way. This helps ...
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