In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
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Milky Way quiz: How well do you know our home galaxy?So how well do you know the Milky Way? Let's test your knowledge of our galaxy's size, age, speed and more with the 15 ...
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
Astro Tourism is the travel trend you didn’t know you needed. As 6 planets align in February 2025, here are best spots to watch the rare event in Saudi Arabia.
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The best objects to view and photograph along the Milky WayVisual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.
With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...
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This New ‘Astro Trail’ in Arizona Is Located in One of the ‘Astronomy Capitals of the World'—and Makes Stops at Observatories, State Parks, and MoreIn January 2025, the city added another feather to its cap when it launched a new Astro Trail, a curated collection of ...
Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...
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