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NASA Shares Image Of Pinwheel Galaxy Highlighting Its Vast Structure
It is located about 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.
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NASA Captures Rare Neutron Star Collision In Tiny Distant Galaxy
Scientists believe this long stream of gas may have formed when several galaxies collided millions of years ago.
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Scientists Finally Know Source Of Mysterious Signals Coming From Heart Of Our Galaxy
The research makes use of data coming from telescopes deep in the Milky Way.
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Scientists Say the Milky Way Might Sit Inside a Massive Dark Matter Sheet
Astronomers found the Milky Way lies within a massive flat sheet of dark matter about 32 million light-years across. Simulations show this structure and nearby cosmic voids balance gravitational forces, explaining why most nearby galaxies move away instead of falling toward the Local Group.
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Scientists Spot Ultra-Fast Pulsar Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Scientists have detected a possible ultra-fast pulsar spinning every 8.19 milliseconds near the Milky Way’s central black hole. If confirmed, this rare object could act as a precise cosmic clock, helping researchers study how gravity behaves in extreme environments and offering a powerful new way to test Einstein’s theory of general relativity ...
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NASA Shares Heart-Shaped Nebula Image To Mark Valentine's Day
In this image, the Cocoon Nebula appears as a glowing, heart-shaped cloud, with a star-filled sky stretching behind it.
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NASA’s TESS Captures First Images of Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has captured rare images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third such object ever detected. Observations from January 2026 reveal the comet rotates every 15 hours and produces sunlight-driven jets, behaving much like Solar System comets. Scientists say studying 3I/ATLAS may unlock clues about th...
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NASA’s Chandra Observatory Reveals 22 Years of Cosmic X-Ray Recordings
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released an expanded source catalogue spanning 22 years of observations, covering around 400,000 cosmic X-ray sources. The dataset captures high-energy events across the universe, from black holes to stellar remnants, and can be combined with Hubble and James Webb data. Scientists say it offers an unprecedente...
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NASA's Spacecraft Uncovers New Insights About Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
This understanding changed when Dikerby and his team pointed XRISM toward a large gas cloud near the galactic center.
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Astronomers Detect Rare Rogue Planet Drifting Alone 10,000 Light-Years from Earth
Astronomers have confirmed a rare rogue planet, drifting without a star nearly 10,000 light-years away. Using gravitational microlensing, their distance and mass were measured, suggesting that free-floating planets may be abundant across the Milky Way. Upcoming telescopes, including NASA’s Roman Space Telescope and China’s Earth 2.0 mission, ar...
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NASA Shares Image Of Pinwheel Galaxy Highlighting Its Vast Structure
It is located about 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.
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NASA Captures Rare Neutron Star Collision In Tiny Distant Galaxy
Scientists believe this long stream of gas may have formed when several galaxies collided millions of years ago.
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Scientists Finally Know Source Of Mysterious Signals Coming From Heart Of Our Galaxy
The research makes use of data coming from telescopes deep in the Milky Way.
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Scientists Say the Milky Way Might Sit Inside a Massive Dark Matter Sheet
Astronomers found the Milky Way lies within a massive flat sheet of dark matter about 32 million light-years across. Simulations show this structure and nearby cosmic voids balance gravitational forces, explaining why most nearby galaxies move away instead of falling toward the Local Group.
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Scientists Spot Ultra-Fast Pulsar Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Scientists have detected a possible ultra-fast pulsar spinning every 8.19 milliseconds near the Milky Way’s central black hole. If confirmed, this rare object could act as a precise cosmic clock, helping researchers study how gravity behaves in extreme environments and offering a powerful new way to test Einstein’s theory of general relativity ...
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NASA Shares Heart-Shaped Nebula Image To Mark Valentine's Day
In this image, the Cocoon Nebula appears as a glowing, heart-shaped cloud, with a star-filled sky stretching behind it.
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NASA’s TESS Captures First Images of Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has captured rare images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third such object ever detected. Observations from January 2026 reveal the comet rotates every 15 hours and produces sunlight-driven jets, behaving much like Solar System comets. Scientists say studying 3I/ATLAS may unlock clues about th...
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NASA’s Chandra Observatory Reveals 22 Years of Cosmic X-Ray Recordings
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released an expanded source catalogue spanning 22 years of observations, covering around 400,000 cosmic X-ray sources. The dataset captures high-energy events across the universe, from black holes to stellar remnants, and can be combined with Hubble and James Webb data. Scientists say it offers an unprecedente...
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NASA's Spacecraft Uncovers New Insights About Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
This understanding changed when Dikerby and his team pointed XRISM toward a large gas cloud near the galactic center.
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Astronomers Detect Rare Rogue Planet Drifting Alone 10,000 Light-Years from Earth
Astronomers have confirmed a rare rogue planet, drifting without a star nearly 10,000 light-years away. Using gravitational microlensing, their distance and mass were measured, suggesting that free-floating planets may be abundant across the Milky Way. Upcoming telescopes, including NASA’s Roman Space Telescope and China’s Earth 2.0 mission, ar...
