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The Milky Way's Enormous Black Hole
Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration" according to the European Southern Observatory. The ...
One of the most massive black holes in the universe lurks at the center of the Cosmic Horseshoe
In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about 5.5 billion ...
Breakthrough enables measurement of local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurements
Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville ...
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...
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The Mysterious Oort Cloud at the Edge of the Solar System Might Have Spiral Arms Like a Tiny Galaxy
The Milky Way's tidal forces may be shaping the Oort Cloud's inner structure into a spiral shape.
Light flares seen coming from inside of Milky Way’s black hole
(CNN) - Astronomers say they have spotted a dazzling light show from the Milky Way’s black hole. The astronomers spotted the ...
NASA's James Webb Telescope captures Milky Way blackhole emitting fireworks-like display
Scientists are not completely sure of the origin of the flares from the blackhole Sagittarius A*, which lies at the core of ...
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NASA supercomputer finds Milky Way-like spiral at solar system’s edge
The inner Oort cloud, between 1,000 and 10,000 AU from the sun, displays a spiral formation with arms that extend 15,000 AU.
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JWST Provides Unprecedented View of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists ...
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Scientists see 'boom' at Milky Way's center with world's most powerful space telescope
Scientists have pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which is home to the ...
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Research Roundup: New treatment for amputations and black hole light show
Northwestern researchers made significant discoveries within the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their most recent ...
A mysterious woman may have left her mark on the world’s oldest rune stone
This week, decipher clues from the world’s oldest rune stone, see the ethereal glow of birds-of-paradise, watch a light show ...