Hubble Spots ‘Superbubble’ in Large Magellanic Cloud
A new images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals LHA 120-N44, a striking nebula located roughly 160,000…
Astronomers discover faint dwarf galaxy that seems to exist without dark matter
A faint dwarf galaxy drifting 45 million light-years from Earth may have joined one of astronomy’s strangest clubs.…
The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones
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Scientists Say There’s Something Huge Buried Inside Our Galaxy
An ancient galaxy appears to be buried inside the Milky Way, new research suggests. That’s right: a galaxy…
One of the Largest Stars in the Universe Just Changed Colors and Astronomers Think It Is About to Explode
Credit: ESO / L. Calçada, CC BY One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a…
Astronomers Find Second-Generation Star in Pictor II
PicII-503, a primordial star located in the >10-billion-year-old ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Pictor II, appears to preserve the chemical…
Astronomers have discovered a collision between two neutron stars in a small galaxy
ⓘ Mikkehouse – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a neutron star. Recently, astronomers have discovered a collision between…
Hubble Space Telescope Zooms in on Markarian 178
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured an amazing new photo of the blue compact dwarf…