ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Wraps Up Revolutionary Milky Way Mapping Mission
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
It took more than 10 years to get this mega-photograph of the Andromeda galaxy that has blown people’s minds
Astronomers have completed a stunning massive photomosaic of our closest celestial neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, comprised ...
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Astronomers photograph first star outside Milky Way
Astronomers have taken a close-up photo of a star outside our own galaxy, the Milky Way, for the first time ... to witness a star’s life in real time," said Gerd Weigelt, an astronomy professor ...
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Scientists take first ever close-up picture of star outside our galaxy – and see strange structure around it
The first ever close-up picture of a star outside of our galaxy ... in its death throes,” van Loon said. “Even in our Milky Way galaxy we do not have such image.” Massive stars have shorter ...
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Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)
Around 2015, astronomers took on the painstaking task of stitching together Hubble Space Telescope images of this galaxy, but that effort had focused on the galaxy's northern half. Still, however, the ...
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100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone
Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.
NASA Hubble Space Telescope reveals most detailed image of Andromeda galaxy to date
Astronomers have released the most comprehensive photograph of the Andromeda galaxy, which contains over 200 million stars.
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Secrets of the Milky Way
His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. It was a grand sight to see, the Milky Way ... of the galaxy and therefore is much bigger and brighter. Now here is the real trick.
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'Firefly Sparkle': Nasa's James Webb telescope finds tiny Milky Way-like galaxy
This lightweight galaxy, brimming with sparkling star clusters, offers a glimpse into the Milky Way's infancy.