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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…
Herschel Sees Hidden Stars in the Southern Cross
[/caption] Science observations have begun in earnest for the Herschel Space Telescope, and this spectacular image is the first produced…
New Chandra Deep X-ray Image of the Galactic Center
[/caption] Chandra has done it again in creating some of the most visually stunning images of our Universe. This time,…
New View Toward Carina Reveals Star Fest, Exploding “Engine”
A remarkable new view of the Milky Way toward the constellation Carina is alive with a flurry of stars --…
Past Climate Change Cannot Be Tied to Earth Passing Through Galactic Plane
[/caption] Earth's climate has changed over time, but the cause for the changes has been hotly debated. One idea (Shaviv…
Astronomers Announce First Newborn Stars at Milky Way’s Core
[/caption] Astronomers have found the first evidence of newborn stars at the center of the Milky Way, a region once…
Nearsighted No More: Astronomers Resolve Milky Way’s Mysterious X-Ray Glow
[/caption] The map above details the Galactic ridge X-ray emission, first detected 25 years ago and observed recently by NASA's Rossi…
Stars at Milky Way Core ‘Exhale’ Carbon, Oxygen
[/caption] Carbon and oxygen have been spotted in the dust around stars in the center of the Milky Way galaxy, suggesting that…
Triple Whammy: Milky Way More Massive, Spinning Faster and More Likely to Collide
[/caption] For many of us, looking closely in the mirror and stepping on the bathroom scale just after the holidays…