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The plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light-years from end to end - over 32 times the size of the Milky Way ...

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

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Astronomers have discovered a giant radio galaxy with plasma jets stretching an incredible 3.3 million light-years—32 times ...

The cosmic glories of the night sky above the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks will be celebrated during ...

The Milky Way stands out above the Sandia Mountains and the lights of greater Albuquerque, Photo by Jim Stein.BY WILLIAM ...