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Ursa Major III May Be a Star Cluster, Not a Dark-Matter Dwarf Galaxy
Astronomers have long thought Ursa Major III, also called UNIONS 1, was a dark-matter-packed dwarf galaxy. But new simulations suggest it may instead be a compact star cluster bound by black holes and neutron stars. Located 30,000 light-years away, Ursa Major III contains just ~60 visible stars yet shows puzzlingly high stellar velocities. The new ...
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GN-z11: James Webb Spots A Tiny Galaxy With A Big Black Hole
Using Webb, the team also found indications of ionised chemical elements typically observed near accreting supermassive black holes.
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NASA Shares Dazzling Shot Of 'Pinwheel Galaxy', It's 70% Larger Than Our Milky Way
It is located 21 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major (also known as the Big Dipper).
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares New Image to Show How Milky Way Would Appear From Afar
Using its Hubble Space Telescope, NASA found the galaxy that looks like a distant cousin of the Milky Way.
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Hubble Telescope's Latest Find Pushes Back Clock On Galaxy Formation
Astronomers said on Thursday they had discovered a galaxy that formed just 400 million years after the Big Bang explosion, the most distant galaxy found to date.
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Ursa Major III May Be a Star Cluster, Not a Dark-Matter Dwarf Galaxy
Astronomers have long thought Ursa Major III, also called UNIONS 1, was a dark-matter-packed dwarf galaxy. But new simulations suggest it may instead be a compact star cluster bound by black holes and neutron stars. Located 30,000 light-years away, Ursa Major III contains just ~60 visible stars yet shows puzzlingly high stellar velocities. The new ...
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GN-z11: James Webb Spots A Tiny Galaxy With A Big Black Hole
Using Webb, the team also found indications of ionised chemical elements typically observed near accreting supermassive black holes.
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NASA Shares Dazzling Shot Of 'Pinwheel Galaxy', It's 70% Larger Than Our Milky Way
It is located 21 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major (also known as the Big Dipper).
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares New Image to Show How Milky Way Would Appear From Afar
Using its Hubble Space Telescope, NASA found the galaxy that looks like a distant cousin of the Milky Way.
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Hubble Telescope's Latest Find Pushes Back Clock On Galaxy Formation
Astronomers said on Thursday they had discovered a galaxy that formed just 400 million years after the Big Bang explosion, the most distant galaxy found to date.
