ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
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High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.
The total mass of the Milky Way is estimated to be only two hundred billion times that of the sun (2.06 x 10 11 solar masses), marking a significant downward revision—approximately four to five ...
For those looking to escape the winter weather and enjoy dark skies, the southern United States offers plenty of options.