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Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris—here's how we can get the night sky back
For the more than 100,000 years, humans have been on Earth, we have looked up at night and seen the stars and our celestial home, the Milky Way galaxy. Cultures all around the world have stories ...
A terrifying fate may lurk inside the Milky Way
The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...
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Cosmic 'tornadoes' rage around the heart of the Milky Way and its supermassive black hole
"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are." ...
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Stunning Milky Way arch illuminates night sky in NE China's Heilongjiang
HARBIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Milky Way arch is visible from March to July each year, marking a prime five-month window for viewing and photography. During this period, the Milky Way rises from the ...
Supermassive Black Hole Discovery Hints at Deadly Future for Milky Way
Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the ...
Cosmic anomaly hints at frightening future for Milky Way
A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...
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'Unlike any objects we know': Scientists get their best-ever view of 'space tornadoes' howling at the Milky Way's center
Scientists have gotten the best-ever view of 'space tornadoes' howling near the Milky Way's black hole. The cosmic twisters ...
Astronomers discover new giant molecular cloud in the Milky Way
Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers have detected a new giant molecular cloud in the Milky Way galaxy. The ...