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WEBFind out the latest news and discoveries about the Milky Way, the galaxy we live in. Learn about its history, structure, stars, black hole, dwarf galaxies, and more.
Webb telescope reveals new details in Milky Way’s heart | CNN
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The James Webb Space Telescope has looked into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, unveiling new features and mysteries within the chaotic region that could help astronomers unravel more details...
Scientists reveal never-before-seen map of the Milky Way's …
WEBMar 15, 2024 · A NASA-funded project reveals a never-before-seen map of the central region of the Milky Way, where dust, magnetic fields and plasma interact. The map shows the complex structure and...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals Milky Way stars being born - Yahoo News
WEB2 days ago · This region, which lies about 58,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s center, has been captured in stunning detail by the James Webb telescope, revealing new insights into star formation in these remote galactic fringes. The telescope’s latest images show newly formed stars and their energetic jets against a backdrop of distant galaxies and ...
NASA’s Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way’s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features.
Astronomers have found the edge of the Milky Way at last - Science News
WEBMar 23, 2020 · New work finds that the Milky Way stretches nearly 2 million light-years across, more than 15 times wider than its luminous spiral disk. The number could lead to a better estimate of how...
The Magnetic Heart of the Milky Way - The New York Times
WEBApr 19, 2024 · This Impressionistic swirl of color represents the churning magnetic fields in giant dust clouds near the center of the galaxy. The map, painted in infrared wavelengths, reveals new details in a ...
NASA’s Webb Will Join Forces with the Event Horizon Telescope …
WEBOct 27, 2021 · Sagittarius A* is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will join the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration to study the region around Sgr A* and its mysterious flares.
Study: Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way’s edge - MIT News
WEBJan 26, 2024 · A study by MIT physicists challenges the conventional view of dark matter in the Milky Way galaxy. They found that stars farther out in the galactic disk are rotating slower than expected, suggesting a lighter gravitational core than previously thought.
NASA's Webb Reveals New Features in Heart of Milky Way
WEBNov 20, 2023 · It’s the hub of our Milky Way galaxy, a city center at rush hour, making our solar system’s calm corner a frontier outpost by comparison. Discover the new features – and mysteries – NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed with its unprecedented infrared-light view of the chaotic region, and what it means for astronomy.
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