One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole blowing bubbles (image, video)
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other ...
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February's Night Sky: Help Curb Light Pollution
Light pollution has long troubled astronomers, who generally shy away from deep sky observing under full Moon skies. The ...
‘Breathtaking’ tree image among winners of national park night skies contest
The competition was held ahead of the Dark Skies Festival held by the national park, which is one of 22 International Dark ...
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Stargaze At The Charming Town Out West Designated As The World's First International Dark Sky City
A charming Arizona town in the west was designated as the world's first International Dark Sky City, meaning it offers beautiful views of the Milky Way.
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed ... These glass plates recorded images of the night sky using a light-sensitive ...
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Peculiar icy objects in outer reaches of the Milky Way perplex astronomers
which are near to each other in the night sky but far apart in distance, seem to be ice balls of some sort. Both also reside in an outer part of the Milky Way galaxy. They note that either or both ...
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City of Sisters recognized as ‘Dark Sky Community’
Submitted Photo / Kris Kristovich / KLCC Sisters has been named Oregon’s newest ‘Dark Sky Community,’ in recognition ... it’s possible to get a clear view of the Milky Way Galaxy with ...