Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the …
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Egg-Shaped Galaxies May Be Aligned to the Black Holes at Their Hearts, Astronomers Find
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBlack holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one color (black) and one shape (spherical). The …
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New Measurements Reveal the Enormous Halos That Shroud All Galaxies in the Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHave you ever wanted to make a $150,000 gamble? If you’re right, you open a new window to …
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A Massive Explosion in Space Was Mapped Showing How Galaxies ‘Pollute’ the Cosmos
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWe breathe oxygen and nitrogen gas in our atmosphere every day, but did you know that these gases …
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We Went Looking for Glowing Interstellar Gas — and Stumbled on 49 Unknown Galaxies
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesStars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers like me study this …
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Astronomers Finally Caught Radio Waves From 40 Large Galaxies in the Nearby Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSupermassive black holes reside in some of the biggest galaxies in the universe, and many emit radio waves. …
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Galactic Odyssey: Exploring the Timeless Wonders of the Milky Way
by Viena Abdonby Viena AbdonIn the grand tapestry of the cosmos, there exists a celestial wonder that has captured the imagination of …
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How Giant Baby Galaxies are Shaking up our Understanding of the Early Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy Oakes“Look at this,” says Erica’s message. She is poring over the very first images from the brand-new James …
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An international team of astronomers has used data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to report the discovery …
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ALMA Witnesses Deadly Star-Slinging Tug-of-War Between Merging Galaxies
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhile observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scientists discovered …