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The team detected a bipolar gas stream flowing out of the “baby star” Y246 and determined that the molecular flow has a velocity of more than 54,000 km/h in both directions.

The Milky Way is orbited by two dwarf galaxies called the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

"We were left with a picture of part of the sky with no stars or galaxies, but it still had this infrared glow with giant blobs that we think could be the glow from the very first stars." -John Mather When you look out at the night sky, you're limited by the light pollution from your surroundings, the imperfections of our atmosphere, the light-blocking gas and dust throughout the interstellar and intergalactic medium, and the capabilities of your eyes. Still, what one can see is t...

Skywatch for the week of July 18, 2022

At magnitude 4.1, 47 Tucanae is visible to the naked eye. Considered second only to Omega Centauri in richness and brightness, this globular cluster is a true gem of the far southern sky.

When we see pictures of galaxies outside the Milky Way, what were usually looking at is primarily the light of their stars. But stars are far from the only ingredient that makes up a galaxy. Think of stars as the chunks of vegetables in the galact

Capturing the expanse of the cosmos is one of the most challenging, yet most rewarding, experiences for a photographer.

The Magellanic Clouds, the two closest star-making galaxies to the Milky Way, owe much of their stellar creativity to each other.

The Milky Way is older than astronomers thought, or part of it is. A newly-published study shows that part of the disk is two billion years older than we thought.

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