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Young stars in the Milky Way's back yard challenge our understanding of how they form
Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...
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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.
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, ...
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.
Planet formation favors the metal-rich inner Milky Way, suggest scientists
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
Goodbye to the Sun in the Milky Way: experts' warning that could change humanity
The future of galaxies remains one of the most interesting topics for experts. In fact, they will not survive the passage of ...
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It's the end for Gaia: the mapping of the Milky Way comes to an end
This spacecraft, dedicated to mapping the Milky Way, has exhausted ... of dark matter in the galaxy. Finally, Gaia's data will continue to be exploited for decades, promising new discoveries and a ...
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100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone
"It's easy to romanticize Hubble and his discovery of the universe beyond the Milky Way galaxy ... discussing how our understanding of our place in the cosmos gradually coalesced in time with ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
was nearly a million light years away – too remote to be a part of the Milky Way. Hubble’s work opened the door to the study of the universe beyond our galaxy. In the century since Hubble’s ...