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Alien Star Clusters Are Invading the Milky Way
[/caption] We're being invaded! About one-fourth of the star clusters in our galaxy are actually invaders from other galaxies, according…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Don’t Make a Meal of It
You should always put out the old dinner set when you have astronomers around. It all starts innocently enough with…
If the Earth is Rare, We May Not Hear from ET
[/caption] If civilization-forming intelligent life is rare in our Milky Way galaxy, chances are we won't hear from ET before…
Intergalactic Connection is Older, Longer than Thought
Our galaxy has a streamer, though it's not like the ones you had on your bike as a kid: this…
Stellar Escapees Await Detection
[/caption] The structure of the Universe and the formation of stars from concentrated dust leads them to be clumped into…
Get the Big Picture of the Milky Way at the Adler Planetarium
[/caption] Astronomy is all about getting the big picture of our place in the cosmos, but some pictures are bigger…
Astronomers Dig Up Relic of the Milky Way’s Central Bulge
[/caption] Like archaeologists who dig through the layers of dirt to unearth crucial pieces of the history of mankind, astronomers…
Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way
All we can say is, "Wow!" In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories — the…
1 Milky Way; 3,000 Images
[/caption] What a gorgeous and immense image! And it's full of stars! An astronomer from Central Michigan University has put…