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 ...
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Two enormous "bubbles" discovered towering above and below our Milky Way galaxy
In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...
101 Galaxies Later: Why the Milky Way Stands Out in the Universe
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...
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Galactic chaos at cosmic noon may have stunted Milky Way planet formation
The Milky Way keeps its planets close to its chest. Stars in a thin, flat disk bisecting the galaxy have more planets on average than stars in a thicker, enveloping disk — and astronomers now ...
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Legendary Gaia Spacecraft Maps Entire Galaxy, Promptly Retires
Image: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has completed one of its major charges: delivering a map of the Milky Way galaxy, comprised of trillions of ...
NASA’s SPHEREx Will Unveil the Hidden Spectrum of the Cosmos
SPHEREx is a groundbreaking NASA telescope that will map the entire sky in infrared, revealing insights into cosmic inflation ...
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‘Best planet parade in half a century’ visible this week & falls during almighty galaxy season – three tips to see them
STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season ... which is about twice the size of the Milky Way. Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy expert here ...
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ESA spacecraft creating '3D map of the Milky Way' to be shut down
Gaia space telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars in our galaxy and has flipped astronomers' understanding of the Milky Way on its head. After more than a ...