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Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they're not so sure
For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor. This merger—expected in about 5 billion years—has become a staple of astronomy ...
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Jun 7, 2025
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Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50
It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.
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Jun 7, 2025
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Self-learning neural network cracks iconic black holes
A team of astronomers led by Michael Janssen (Radboud University, The Netherlands) has trained a neural network with millions of synthetic black hole data sets. Based on the network and data from the Event Horizon Telescope, ...
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Jun 6, 2025
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Largest map of the universe announced revealing 800,000 galaxies, challenging early cosmos theories
In the name of open science, the multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS on Thursday released the data behind the largest map of the universe. Called the COSMOS-Web field, the project, built with data collected by the ...
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Jun 5, 2025
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IXPE obtains first X-ray polarization measurement of magnetar outburst
What happens when the universe's most magnetic object shines with the power of 1000 suns in a matter of seconds? Thanks to NASA's IXPE (Imaging X‑ray Polarimetry Explorer), a mission in collaboration with ASI (Italian Space ...
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Jun 5, 2025
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A new observatory is assembling the most complete time-lapse record of the night sky ever
On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
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Jun 5, 2025
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Astronomers observe the Sausage cluster at very low radio frequencies
Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), European astronomers have investigated a galaxy cluster designated CIZA J2242.8+5301, dubbed the Sausage cluster. The observations conducted at very low radio frequencies provide more ...
Harvesting the data in the stars
If you're lucky, when you look up at the night sky, you'll see thousands and thousands of points of light. These lights each help tell the story of the universe—how it began, what worlds are out there now, and where new ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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A deep look at Cosmic Noon: Prodigious star formation by special galaxies reveals Milky Way's origin story
Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as "Cosmic Noon," about 2 billion to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, have found that a special class ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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Galaxy clusters are on course to crash again, according to Chandra X-ray Observatory
New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: Two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other.
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Jun 4, 2025
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Biggest boom since Big Bang: Astronomers uncover most energetic explosions in universe
Astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have discovered the most energetic cosmic explosions yet discovered, naming the new class of events "extreme nuclear transients" (ENTs). These extraordinary ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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What if the Big Bang wasn't the beginning? Research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if our universe emerged from ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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Rubin Observatory to detect millions of new solar system objects in vivid detail, simulations suggest
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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Astronomers detect new ultracompact binary system with unusually bright, infrequent outbursts
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new ultracompact binary of the AM CVn type exhibiting infrequent outbursts. The detection of the newfound system, designated TCP J07222683+6220548, was detailed ...
Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet.
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Jun 4, 2025
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Consciousness and collaboration were fundamental to shaping knowledge, show astronomy archives of premodern China
The astronomical records of imperial China are some of the most comprehensive archives in the history of science, spanning over two millennia, from 221 BC to 1911 AD, and providing detailed insight into phenomena ranging ...
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Jun 3, 2025
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Star quakes and monster shock waves: Researchers simulate a black hole consuming a neutron star
Across the cosmos, many stars can be found in pairs, gracefully circling one another. Yet one of the most dramatic pairings occurs between two orbiting black holes, formed after their massive progenitor stars exploded in ...
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Jun 3, 2025
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Magnetic curtains on the sun: Solar telescope reveals ultra-fine striations that shape surface dynamics
A team of solar physicists has released a new study shedding light on the fine-scale structure of the sun's surface. Using the unparalleled power of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and operated by the National ...
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Jun 3, 2025
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Webb rounds out picture of Sombrero galaxy's disk
The Sombrero galaxy has long had a place in astronomical history as an intriguing object. The first written record of this galaxy was noted in 1781, almost 250 years ago, by Pierre Méchain, a French astronomer and surveyor. ...
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Jun 3, 2025
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Hubble filters a barred spiral
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a luminous tangle of stars and dust called the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385, located about 30 million light-years away. Hubble released an earlier image of NGC 1385, but ...
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Jun 3, 2025
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