NASA space observatory poised to launch on a mission to map 450 million galaxies
A new NASA space observatory is scheduled to launch into orbit Sunday on a lofty mission to map more than 450 million ...
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How to see every planet in the solar system at once this week
For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare ...
Scientists Think They've Uncovered Mysterious Arms Near the Boundary of the Solar System
The Oort cloud is a shell of icy objects that forms the very outskirts of our Solar System. Recently, a group of researchers ...
Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way
Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic ...
How astronomers make deep maps of the Milky Way
Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...