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NASA Shares Stunning View Of Milky Way Captured From International Space Station
The Milky Way appears brighter and wider from space in the absence of city lights and atmospheric haze or dust scattering the light.
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From Deep Space: Artemis II Astronauts Capture a Stunning View of the Milky Way
Astronauts on Artemis II captured a stunning image of the Milky Way during their return journey, revealing the galactic plane, star clusters, and distant structures with unprecedented clarity from deep space.
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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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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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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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Astronomers Discover Calvera, a Runaway Pulsar Racing Above the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered Calvera, a pulsar speeding 6,500 light-years above the Milky Way’s disk. Formed from a supernova in a nearly empty region, Calvera challenges long-held ideas of star birth and death. Its discovery reveals that extreme stellar events can occur even in the galaxy’s sparse outer halo.
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Massive 200-Light-Year Cloud May Be Channeling Matter to the Milky Way's Core
Astronomers have discovered a massive, 200-light-year-wide cloud of gas and dust—dubbed the Midpoint cloud—hidden in the Milky Way. This giant molecular cloud appears to channel dense material into the galaxy’s core, possibly fueling star formation. The discovery offers rare insights into how matter flows from the galaxy’s disk to its turbu...
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Hubble Uncovers Multi-Age Stars in Ancient Cluster, Reshaping Galaxy Origins
A stunning new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals that ancient star cluster NGC 1786—located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud—hosts stars of varying ages. Once believed to contain a single generation of stars, NGC 1786 now appears to preserve a more complex stellar history. This multi-age discovery suggests...
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Pics: Nearby Sculptor Galaxy Revealed In Ultra-Detailed Galactic Image
Astronomers have released an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor galaxy obtained with 50 hours of observations using one of the world's biggest telescopes.
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New Study Confirms TeV Halos Are Common in Middle-Aged Pulsars
A recent study by researchers from the U.S. and Mexico using data from the HAWC Observatory has confirmed that TeV halos are a universal feature of middle-aged pulsars. These extended regions of gamma-ray emission are significantly larger than pulsar wind nebulae and may help identify otherwise undetectable pulsars. The findings challenge existing ...
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Webb Telescope Documents Alien Planet's Death Plunge Into Star
The star is located in our Milky Way galaxy about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Aquila.
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NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Sends First Space Images Before Full Sky Survey
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has captured its first images from space, marking a critical milestone before its full-sky infrared survey begins. The observatory, launched on March 11, recorded thousands of light sources, including distant galaxies and stars. Unlike other space telescopes, SPHEREx is designed for large-scale cosmic mapping, scanning th...
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Video: NASA Launches SPHEREx Telescope To Explore Universe's Origins
A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life.
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Astronomers Detect Flares From Milky Way's Black Hole
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers captured the most detailed look at this black hole activity
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NASA Shares Stunning View Of Milky Way Captured From International Space Station
The Milky Way appears brighter and wider from space in the absence of city lights and atmospheric haze or dust scattering the light.
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From Deep Space: Artemis II Astronauts Capture a Stunning View of the Milky Way
Astronauts on Artemis II captured a stunning image of the Milky Way during their return journey, revealing the galactic plane, star clusters, and distant structures with unprecedented clarity from deep space.
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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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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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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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Astronomers Discover Calvera, a Runaway Pulsar Racing Above the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered Calvera, a pulsar speeding 6,500 light-years above the Milky Way’s disk. Formed from a supernova in a nearly empty region, Calvera challenges long-held ideas of star birth and death. Its discovery reveals that extreme stellar events can occur even in the galaxy’s sparse outer halo.
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Massive 200-Light-Year Cloud May Be Channeling Matter to the Milky Way's Core
Astronomers have discovered a massive, 200-light-year-wide cloud of gas and dust—dubbed the Midpoint cloud—hidden in the Milky Way. This giant molecular cloud appears to channel dense material into the galaxy’s core, possibly fueling star formation. The discovery offers rare insights into how matter flows from the galaxy’s disk to its turbu...
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Hubble Uncovers Multi-Age Stars in Ancient Cluster, Reshaping Galaxy Origins
A stunning new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals that ancient star cluster NGC 1786—located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud—hosts stars of varying ages. Once believed to contain a single generation of stars, NGC 1786 now appears to preserve a more complex stellar history. This multi-age discovery suggests...
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Pics: Nearby Sculptor Galaxy Revealed In Ultra-Detailed Galactic Image
Astronomers have released an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor galaxy obtained with 50 hours of observations using one of the world's biggest telescopes.
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New Study Confirms TeV Halos Are Common in Middle-Aged Pulsars
A recent study by researchers from the U.S. and Mexico using data from the HAWC Observatory has confirmed that TeV halos are a universal feature of middle-aged pulsars. These extended regions of gamma-ray emission are significantly larger than pulsar wind nebulae and may help identify otherwise undetectable pulsars. The findings challenge existing ...
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Webb Telescope Documents Alien Planet's Death Plunge Into Star
The star is located in our Milky Way galaxy about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Aquila.
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NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Sends First Space Images Before Full Sky Survey
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has captured its first images from space, marking a critical milestone before its full-sky infrared survey begins. The observatory, launched on March 11, recorded thousands of light sources, including distant galaxies and stars. Unlike other space telescopes, SPHEREx is designed for large-scale cosmic mapping, scanning th...
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Video: NASA Launches SPHEREx Telescope To Explore Universe's Origins
A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life.
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Astronomers Detect Flares From Milky Way's Black Hole
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers captured the most detailed look at this black hole activity
