Re-analysis of Milky Way's central supermassive black hole shows elongated structure
A research team led by Assistant Professor Makoto Miyoshi of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st 'failed star' candidates beyond the Milky Way
"We are getting closer to unlocking the secrets of how stars and planets formed in the harsh conditions of the early universe ...
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'Superluminous' nova from rare stellar duo spotted in Milky Way's galactic neighbor
Following the initial flare in the SMC, observations with ground- and space-based telescopes revealed the outburst was indeed ...
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New Analysis of Milky Way's Central Black Hole Data
Image: Radio image of Sagittarius A* in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, obtained from this re-analysis. The structure is ...
Webb finds candidates for first young brown dwarfs outside the Milky Way
Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy roughly 200,000 light-years from Earth, lies the young ...
Record gamma rays detected at Milky Way's core
At the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, 13,000 feet above sea level on the Sierra Negra volcano of Mexico, ...
Skywatch: A great comet and a magnificent Milky Way
Over the last week, we’ve been entertained by a pre-Halloween visitor from the depths of our solar system. It’s Comet ...
Astronomy: Probably the first brown dwarfs outside the Milky Way discovered
For 30 years, celestial bodies have been discovered that have not made it to the stars – but so far only in the Milky Way.
Webb Telescope Might Have Discovered First Brown Dwarfs Outside The Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the first brown dwarf star candidates outside the Milky Way. The European Space Agency (ESA) said that these candidates reside in the star cluster NGC 602 ...
Carbon Dioxide May Have Squelched E.T.’s Evolution In The Milky Way
Carbon dioxide’s role in warming early exoplanetary atmospheres is likely necessary to create a habitable zone. But it could ...
Milky Way Could Be Part of a Much Larger Cosmic Structure, Possibly Linked to the Shapley Concentration
The Milky Way might belong to a much larger cosmic structure. New research connects the galaxy to the Shapley Concentration.
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Astronomers’ discovery of distant Milky Way-like galaxy challenges our theories of how cosmos evolved
Researchers have discovered a distant disc galaxy that has surprisingly similar characteristics to our own Milky Way, and it ...