They both contain stars but what’s the difference?
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How close to the edge of a galaxy can planets exist?
Is there such a thing as a ‘galactic habitable zone’?
Deep Space
Astronomers find ‘space grease’ in Milky Way
“It’s not the kind of thing you’d want to spread on a slice of toast!”
Deep Space
Rare black hole seen shredding a star
This kind of event has only been clearly seen at the centre of a galaxy before, not at the outer edges
Astronomy
Are all the constellations made of stars in our own galaxy?
Where are the stars in various constellations located?
Astronomy
Galaxies swell up as they age
Analysis of over 800 galaxies shows that there is a relationship between a galaxy’s age and size
Deep Space
Can you get a double supernova explosion?
One supernova explosion is enough to pack a punch, but can two go off at the same time?
Deep Space
Astronomers could have discovered how dark matter interacts with galaxies
This study revealed that unusual X-ray results of galaxy clusters could be explained by dark matter
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Record-breaking, low-oxygen galaxy provides snapshot into early universe
Dwarf galaxy J0811+4730 may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the young cosmos
Deep Space
Milky Way ‘not a typical galaxy’, new study finds
The research has thrown a wrench into what we know about how galaxies form
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Astronomers find never-before-seen regions of star formation in our galaxy
A research team has discovered new evidence of stars forming in the Milky Way
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How astronomers analysed star formation in a galaxy’s nucleus
With all that gas in the galactic nucleus, shouldn’t stars be made faster?
Space Exploration
NASA delivers detectors for upcoming dark energy space telescope
Three detector systems for the Euclid mission, led by the European Space Agency, have been delivered to Europe for the spacecraft’s near-infrared instrument
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Astronomers capture the beating of a black hole’s heart
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have revealed details about a giant black hole, located some 145 million light years away
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Space telescope maps star’s ‘death spiral’ into a black hole
Some 290 million years ago, a star much like the Sun wandered too close to the central black hole of its galaxy
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Astronomers discover massive black hole choking on stardust
Data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft, amongst other telescopes, suggest black holes swallow stellar debris in bursts
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Stars in Milky Way’s halo found to travel in groups
The finding was made after recent analysis of data for millions of stars from the Gaia space mission
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Astronomers solve galactic ‘murder mystery’
Across the universe, galaxies are being killed and the question scientists want answered is, what’s killing them?
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Universe found to be turning a shade of green
Astronomers have found that the earliest galaxies have been turning an unusual colour