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Rare exoplanet discovered in outskirts of the Milky Way
MORE: Exoplanet discovered in 2020 has the coldest temperatures ever measured, scientists say. The researchers used a ...
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Astronomers capture the most intricate picture of a galaxy in a thousand colors ever seen (photo, video)
"The Sculptor Galaxy is in a sweet spot. It is close enough that we can resolve its internal structure, but at the same time ...
Nearby Sculptor galaxy revealed in ultra-detail
The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...
What does Milky Way galaxy look like when it’s visible from Earth? When is Milky Way season?
When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...
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Watch bright meteors flash across the Milky Way this summer
The massive core of our Milky Way galaxy serves as the backdrop to Full Moons, planetary conjunctions, and meteor showers ...
There’s now a 50-50 chance this galaxy will crash into ours
Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...
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Milky Way photos: Instagram-worthy images show our galaxy visible in the sky
The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better ...
Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50
Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a 50-50 chance within the next 10 billion years. That’s essentially a coin ...