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A view of the gas in the Magellanic System as it would appear in the night sky. This image, taken directly from the numerical simulations, has been

"Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world." -Blaise Pascal Whether you have or haven't seen the xkcd webcomic, height (or my old post referencing it), one of the things that I can't imagine not fascinating you is what you see the farther "up" you look.

Harlow Shapley (November 2, 1885 - October 20, 1972), was a United States|US astronomer, political activist, participant in the The Great Debate|Shaple...

A team of astronomers led by Alessio Mucciarelli of the University of Bologna in Italy has found evidence that the Large Magellanic Cloud is also a cannibal.

The Milky Way galaxy has a history of violence.

Astronomers have mapped the history of one of the nearest galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, in more detail than ever before, showing when its stars formed

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Is our galaxy typical or special? A study of a galaxy very similar to our own suggests that the Milky Way is less special than we thought.

It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natural sources both on land and sea | Space

The Natural Brightness of the Night Sky Details 07 May 2021 Share This A recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete reference method to measure the natural brightness of the night sky using low-cost photometers. A recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop ...