Galaxy trailed by stunning plume of gas
Astronomers have discovered a spectacular tail of gas more than 300,000 light years across coming from a nearby galaxy.
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Feb 22, 2016
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Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind the Milky Way
Hundreds of hidden nearby galaxies have been studied for the first time, shedding light on a mysterious gravitational anomaly dubbed the Great Attractor.
Astronomy
Feb 9, 2016
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Proof that some galaxies are LIERs
You might think that astronomers could easily tell the difference between a black hole and a white dwarf – but nature can be deceptive.
Astronomy
Jan 10, 2016
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The jet of a black hole drives multiple winds in a nearby galaxy
A team of astrophysicists led by Dr Kalliopi Dasyra discovered fast winds of molecular and atomic gas that were caused by the interaction of the jet of a supermassive black hole with interstellar medium clouds in the nearby ...
Astronomy
Dec 2, 2015
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Astronomers discover low surface brightness galaxies with amateur telescopes
(Phys.org)—An international team of astronomers led by Behnam Javanmardi of the University of Bonn in Germany has recently discovered 11 low surface brightness (LSB) systems located around nearby spiral galaxies. The researchers ...
Imaging lensed, distant galaxies with the large millimeter telescope
In the 1980's, observations of nearby galaxies made with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, along with observations of the far-infrared /submillimeter background with the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite, showed that ...
Astronomy
Aug 31, 2015
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Searching for ET: Hawking to look for extraterrestrial life
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian-born billionaire Yuri Milner on Monday announced an ambitious bid to combine vast computing capacity with the world's most powerful telescopes to intensify the so far fruitless ...
General Physics
Jul 20, 2015
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A dark matter bridge in our cosmic neighborhood
By using the best available data to monitor galactic traffic in our neighborhood, Noam Libeskind from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and his collaborators have built a detailed map of how nearby galaxies ...
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2015
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Magnetic field discovery gives clues to galaxy-formation processes
Astronomers making a detailed, multi-telescope study of a nearby galaxy have discovered a magnetic field coiled around the galaxy's main spiral arm. The discovery, they said, helps explain how galactic spiral arms are formed. ...
Astronomy
Jun 18, 2015
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Lost in space: New Hubble image of galaxy NGC 6503
Although the Universe may seem spacious most galaxies are clumped together in groups or clusters and a neighbour is never far away. But this galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found itself in a lonely position, shown here at ...
Astronomy
Jun 10, 2015
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