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.
'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times the size of Milky Way spotted
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
Got a telescope? Bid farewell to ESA's retiring Milky Way mapper
In the meantime, there remains a chance to glimpse Gaia through a small telescope before its final retirement. Uwe Lammers, ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
Unexpected Findings: Scientists Reveal the Milky Way Is a Cosmic Outlier
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
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Astronomers discover distant galaxy that resembles a young Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to transform our understanding of the universe. By combining its advanced ...
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Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping
Issues delivered straight to your door "I expect Gaia's best results are still to come." ...
Last starlight for Gaia as it completes sky-scanning mission phase
The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than 3 ...
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Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Nearly every large galaxy ...