Astronomers find weird, warm spot on an exoplanet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a distant planet with a warm spot in the wrong place.
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Stunning images of Andromeda demonstrate the world's most powerful astronomical camera
(Phys.org) —Stunning images of the Andromeda Galaxy are among the first to emerge from a new wide-field camera installed on the enormous Subaru Telescope atop the Hawaiian mountain Mauna Kea. The camera, called the Hyper-Suprime ...
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2013
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Four newly discovered Milky Way neighbors
Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are the smallest, most dark matter dominated, and least chemically enriched stellar systems in the universe, and are important targets for understanding dark matter and galaxy formation. They comprise ...
Astronomy
Oct 1, 2018
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Andromeda in a new light
Two ESA observatories have combined forces to show the Andromeda Galaxy in a new light. Herschel sees rings of star formation in this, the most detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy ever taken at infrared wavelengths, and ...
Astronomy
Jan 5, 2011
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Chaotic jumble of merging spiral galaxies hints at possible fate of Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies
The swirling arms of a spiral galaxy are among the most recognized features in the cosmos: long sweeping bands spun off from a central core, each brimming with dust, gas, and dazzling pockets of newly formed stars. Yet this ...
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Oct 25, 2023
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Exactly how massive is the Milky Way?
How do you weigh a galaxy? It's an astronomical challenge, particularly if it's the galaxy you call home. It turns out there are several ways to get a handle on the mass of the Milky Way, and a recent study posted on the ...
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Jun 2, 2023
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Four unusual views of the Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is revealed in unprecedented detail in four archive observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. They show stars and structure in the galaxy’s disc, the halo of stars that surrounds it, ...
Astronomy
Jul 21, 2011
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Milky Way vs Andromeda (because now we're in with a chance)
Buckle up and pack your popcorn: we're in for some intergalactic fireworks, only not quite like we were expecting.
Astronomy
Mar 6, 2018
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The galaxy cluster Abell 959
Most galaxies lie in clusters containing from a few to thousands of objects. Our Milky Way, for example, belongs to the Local Group, a cluster of about fifty galaxies whose other large member is the Andromeda galaxy about ...
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2019
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Surprising trend in galaxy evolution (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—A comprehensive study of hundreds of galaxies observed by the Keck telescopes in Hawaii and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed an unexpected pattern of change that extends back 8 billion years, or more ...
Astronomy
Oct 19, 2012
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