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Here's Why We Still Don't Know How Many Solar Systems Are In The Milky Way
We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...
A terrifying fate may lurk inside the Milky Way
The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...
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Monster Black Hole Jets in a Spiral Galaxy Could Forecast the Milky Way’s Frightening Future
Astronomers have uncovered a spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away that hosts a supermassive black hole launching ...
Scientists Uncover a Galactic Encounter That May Have Changed Earth’s Climate
Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...
Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space
A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...
Total turnaround in astronomy: a never-before-seen structure discovered in the solar system
The Solar System continues to surprise us day after day and its presence in terms of dominance and expansion goes far beyond ...
Milky Way's cosmic anomaly could spell disaster for our galaxy
Aterrifying glimpse of a possible fate for our galaxy, the Milky Way, has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...
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Farewell to Gaia, the spacecraft that mapped the Milky Way
After more than a decade of charting the stars with extraordinary precision, the Gaia spacecraft has completed its mission.
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Here’s how it works. Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but are unlike any in our own solar system. The two exoplanets ...