How one of the world’s greatest astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy
The event that changed the Milky Way
ESA’s Gaia found evidence in the night sky that points to the fact our galaxy did not form alone
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Astronomers observe powerful molecular wind from distant galaxy
The Large Millimeter Telescope in Mexico has revealed this rare outflow from 800 million light years away
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The youngest known pulsar in the Milky Way has been found
The results from this study could reveal what happens to some stars during their demise
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Astronomers witness aftermath of white and brown dwarf collision
The short-lived blaze of glory was witnessed on Earth in 1670 as a nova, which is now known as CK Vulpeculae
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How much of the universe does the Milky Way block us seeing?
Does the Milky Way block our view of stars in the night sky?
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What’s at the centre of a galaxy cluster?
Gemma Lavender gets to the bottom of this question for us
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Milky Way collided with ‘sausage’ galaxy roughly eight billion years ago
Astronomers propose that between eight and 10 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy collided with the Milky Way and completely reshaped the galaxy
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How many arms does the Milky Way have?
Gemma Lavender spirals her way into this question for us.
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Astronomers find ‘space grease’ in Milky Way
“It’s not the kind of thing you’d want to spread on a slice of toast!”
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Scientists successfully test Einstein’s general relativity outside the Milky Way
By comparing the mass of ESO 325-G004 with the curvature of space around it, the astronomers found that gravity on these astronomical length-scales behaves as predicted by general relativity
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Apart from Andromeda, are any other galaxies moving towards us?
Is our Milky Way destined to collide with any other galaxies?
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Are all the constellations made of stars in our own galaxy?
Where are the stars in various constellations located?
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Early galaxies found to rotate like whirlpools
The gas within the galactic structures, which were formed less then a billion years after the Big Bang, have been discovered to have a ‘swirling’ behaviour
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Record-breaking star measurement puts dark matter on trial
The results provide more valuable evidence in support of our current model of the universe
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Astronomers uncover more about the making of baby stars
By studying distant galaxies, astronomers could reveal the large amounts of atomic hydrogen and how it affects star formation
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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
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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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