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Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists
"Have you ever flipped through old photo albums and suddenly found something fascinating hidden in the background of a ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...
Made-to-order Milky Way photos: In Bisbee, even Burger King helps keep the skies dark
Arizona's dark skies are a haven for astronomers and photographers. Some communities are fighting to keep them that way.
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
You'll never look at the night sky the same: Why travelers are seeking out astrotourism
On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe ...
Astronomers capture strange flares at the heart of our galaxy and the findings are disturbing
James Webb Space Telescope has identified the phenomenon near a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
The Milky Way's Central Black Hole Just Put On A Cosmic Disco Party For NASA
JWST captured this dazzling display of flaring activity from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Sagittarius A Emitting Continuous Flares in Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers using the JWST have observed Sagittarius A* continuously flaring, reshaping our understanding of black holes.