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Portrait of Young Galaxy Flips Conventional Big Bang Theories

February 11, 2021February 12, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
galaxies, Research, space

Scientists peeled back 12 billion years of cosmic history to reveal a startling detail about a young galaxy’s early formation.

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Science 

Galactic Cannibalism May Explain Newly Detected Dark Matter Halo

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 DANIEL CONRAD
galaxies, Research, space, stars

Astrophysicists say that an extended halo of dark matter may surround Tucana II, one of the many dwarf galaxies neighboring the Milky Way. The ancient galaxy may also have been the site of one of the universe’s earliest galactic collisions.

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Science Technology 

Astronomers Observe Galactic Collisions From Young Universe

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
astronomy, galaxies, space

Astronomers have been able to peer back in time — 7 billion years back — to see gigantic collisions of galaxy clusters, in the form of radio waves picked up by a low-frequency radio telescope here on Earth.

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Science Technology 

Milky Way Look-Alike Challenges Theories on Early Galaxy Formation

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
galaxies, Research, space

A ring of light from a newly observed galaxy resembling the Milky Way, captured using the largest radio telescope system in the world, is making scientists rethink their theories on how galaxies are formed and evolve.

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Science Technology 

Scientists Discover Newly Formed Galaxy 430 Million Light Years Away

July 31, 2020August 3, 2020 DANIEL CONRAD
galaxies, Research, space

Scientists have discovered what is likely a recently formed galaxy, one with the lowest oxygen abundance on record, thanks to data obtained by Japan’s Subaru Telescope and innovative machine learning processes.

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National Science 

Milky Way May Hold at Least 36 Intelligent Civilizations

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
astronomy, galaxies, Research, space

The quest to uncover other intelligent life in the Milky Way reached a new milestone Monday as researchers said they’ve charted out the number of civilizations in our galaxy that may be home to intelligent beings.

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Science 

Massive Rotating Disk in Early Universe Flips Galaxy-Formation Theories

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
astronomy, galaxies, Research, space

Star-gazing instruments in the Chilean desert have observed a massive rotating disk galaxy formed more than 12 billion years ago when the universe was young — a discovery that challenges models for gradual galaxy formation.

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Science 

New Map of Milky Way Reveals Giant Wave of Stellar Nurseries

January 7, 2020January 8, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
astronomy, galaxies, space

The universe has become an even more humbling place after a team of Harvard University astronomers discovered a galaxy-wide, wave-shaped gaseous structure that happens to form one of the closest arms of the Milky Way.

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Environment Science 

Scientists: Center of Milky Way Exploded Not Long Ago

October 6, 2019October 8, 2019 JON PARTON
black holes, galaxies, Research, space

Just 3.5 million years ago, after the dinosaurs had already become extinct and ancient human ancestors began to walk the Earth, the center of the Milky Way galaxy lit up as an epic beam of energy burst forth, creating a flare that expanded to more than 200,000 light years away from the supermassive black hole that created it.

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Science 

Astronomers Discover Oldest Galaxy Protocluster Yet

September 27, 2019September 30, 2019 MARTIN MACIAS JR
astronomy, galaxies, space

An international team of astronomers wielding the observational power of three massive telescopes have discovered a 13 billion-year-old galaxy cluster, the oldest grouping of star systems observed to date in the cosmos, according to a study released Thursday.

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Science 

Astronomers Discover Oldest Known Galaxies in the Cosmos

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 MARTIN MACIAS JR
astronomy, galaxies, space

Astronomers have discovered 39 massive and ancient galaxies that defy current models of the known universe and contain clues about the interactions of black holes with dark matter, a study published Wednesday revealed. 

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Science 

Supermassive Star May Have Shaped Chemistry of Milky Way Clusters

June 21, 2018 DAVID REESE
chemicals, galaxies, space, stars

A supermassive star thousands of times larger than the sun may have been what caused Milky Way stars in globular clusters to have such unique chemistry, new research shows.

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Science 

Study: Tens of Thousands of Black Holes May Be at Milky Way’s Center

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 SEAN DUFFY
black holes, galaxies, Research, space

A new study supports the prevailing theory of where some of the universe’s most mysterious inhabitants – black holes – reside.

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Science 

As Seen by Hubble: Colliding Galaxies Merge

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 WILLIAM DOTINGA
European Space Agency, galaxies, Hubble, NASA, space

This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows two galaxies becoming one. The twisted cosmic knot seen here is NGC 2623, located about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer.

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Science 

Supermassive Black Holes Found to Feed on ‘Jellyfish’ Galaxies

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 SEAN DUFFY
astronomy, black holes, galaxies, space

New research has uncovered active supermassive black holes in six out of seven “jellyfish” galaxies reviewed, a surprising trend the reveals a previously unknown mechanism by which these cosmic enigmas are fed.

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Science 

As Seen From Hubble: the Hockey Stick Galaxy

August 8, 2017August 9, 2017 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
astronomy, European Space Agency, galaxies, Hubble, NASA

The Hubble Telescope captured this image of galaxy NGC 4656, also known as “The Hockey Stick Galaxy.” Located in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs), the galaxy is shaped like an elongated warped stick stretching through space before curling at one end to give it its common name.

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Science 

Telescopic Eyes Pointed at Milky Way Black Hole

April 5, 2017October 2, 2018 SEAN DUFFY
astronomy, black holes, galaxies, Research, space

We may soon know what a black hole looks like, if radio-telescope observations taking place around the world this week see what astronomers hope they will.

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Science 

Black Holes Devour Stars Whole When Galaxies Collide

February 28, 2017March 1, 2017 SEAN DUFFY
astronomy, black holes, galaxies

Cosmic events in which stars are ripped apart by supermassive black holes occur 100 times more frequently than previously thought, British astronomers say.

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Science 

Milky Way Likely Being Pushed & Pulled Across Universe

February 2, 2017April 5, 2018 SEAN DUFFY
astronomy, galaxies

A 3-dimensional map constructed using advanced telescopes may offer the first proof that the Milky Way Galaxy is being pushed as much as it’s being pulled.

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