Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...
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Astronomy on MSNOur near galactic neighbor might have a supermassive black holeThe Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest neighbors. It's a small, irregular galaxy that orbits the ...
Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...
Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...
Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...
Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...
Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, they trained a neural network to model the dust’s effect on starlight ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNAstronomers Discover Evidence of a Stealthy Supermassive Black Hole Hiding Right ‘Under Our Noses’The Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the most well-studied galaxies, but new findings suggest it might have been holding a ...
ESA’s Euclid telescope begins its quest to uncover the unseen forces shaping our Universe. A cold front pushing into the region could spark strong to severe thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday ...
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ZME Science on MSNThe Solar System Passed Through a Massive Cosmic Wave Millions of Years Ago — And This May Have Cooled EarthThe Radcliffe Wave is a massive, undulating structure filled with dense clouds of gas and dust, stretching across several ...
Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...
Researchers have revealed the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way Galaxy ...
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