New data from a Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the McGill Space Institute and McGill University Department of Physics, …
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Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have made the first direct geometric measurement …
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Science
Breakthrough Helps Narrow the Search for Intelligent Life in the Milky Way
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn analytical breakthrough that could significantly improve our chances of finding intelligent life in our galaxy has been …
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Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way — a discovery reported in the …
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In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies, like our Milky Way, form gradually, reaching their large mass relatively …
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Space
What Happens When the Milky Way Galaxy Crashes Into Andromeda?
by Armin Auctorby Armin AuctorIt’s amazing to sometimes ponder how the universe came into existence. Most of the physical, chemical, and kinetic …
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ESA’s XMM-Newton has discovered that gas lurking within the Milky Way’s halo reaches far hotter temperatures than previously …
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A question that has long puzzled scientists is how our Milky Way galaxy, which has an elegant spiral …
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A radio telescope in the Western Australian outback has captured a spectacular new view of the center of …
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Just like the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun, galaxies orbit each other according …