milky way
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Here’s the Most Detailed Photo Yet of the Milky Way’s Nearest Satellite Galaxy
Researchers have snapped the most detailed photo yet of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way’s closest neighbouring galaxy.
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Astronomers Spot Strange ‘Splinter’ in Milky Way Spiral Arm
An unusual “break” has been detected in the nearest galactic spiral arm to Earth. Astronomers have never seen anything quite like it, and they’re not entirely sure how it got there.
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Rebooted Hubble Telescope Wastes No Time, Captures Cool New Pics of Misfit Galaxies
It was looking grim there for a while, but Hubble is back in business after a computer glitch kept the space telescope offline for over a month. With no time to waste, the 31-year-old observatory is already back at work, capturing vivid new images of oddball galaxies.
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The 15 Best Milky Way Photos of 2021
The winners of the 2021 Milky Way Photographer of the Year have been announced, and they’re providing some of the best views of our galaxy that we’ve ever seen.