Hubble rings in the new year with image of constellation Hydra
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a tiny patch of sky in the constellation Hydra. The stars and galaxies ...
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Most of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a 'cosmic conveyor belt' long before you were born, new study reveals
New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky ...
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Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in
The materials that make up your body are intergalactic voyagers that have existed beyond the limits of the Milky Way.
How astronomers used gravitational lensing to discover 44 new stars in distant galaxy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light ...
Mystery Solved: Exploding Stars Fuel the Milky Way’s Fiery Halo
Scientists have linked supernovae to the heating of the Milky Way's outer gas layer, revealing a cosmic dance of creation and destruction that shapes our galactic environment. Scientists may have unco ...
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Explore the constellation Cassiopeia
One of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize, the Queen offers observers many worthy sights.
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Milky Way's Massive Black Hole Spaghettified Filament Of Gas
A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...
History Made As Webb Telescope Finds 44 Stars Near Big Bang — Here’s How It Did It
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have observed a galaxy nearly 6.5 billion light-years from Earth, and ...