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NASA SPHEREx Mission to Map Water Ice in the Milky Way for Life’s Origins

NASA's SPHEREx mission is set to embark on an extensive survey of the Milky Way, aiming to locate water ice…

2 months ago

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

A galaxy nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle has been detected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, marking a significant discovery. According…

4 months ago

Milky Way Could Be Part of a Much Larger Cosmic Structure, Possibly Linked to the Shapley Concentration

Recent research has led to a new understanding of our galaxy's position within the universe. A fresh study suggests that…

6 months ago

How special is the Milky Way Galaxy?

Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer…

6 months ago

A hidden treasure in the Milky Way — Astronomers uncover ultrabright x-ray source

X-ray binaries are intriguing systems consisting of two celestial bodies: a normal star and a compact, dead object such as…

10 months ago

Lone Star State: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way

It may seem like the Sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are moving, but the Sun is…

10 months ago

Two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks identified

Astronomers have identified what could be two of the Milky Way's earliest building blocks: Named "Shakti" and "Shiva," these appear…

1 year ago

Black hole at center of the Milky Way resembles a football

The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime…

1 year ago

NASA’s Webb reveals new features in heart of Milky Way

The latest image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in…

1 year ago