[ad_1] Earth appears to have been misplaced. According to a new map of the Milky Way, the location of the Solar System is not where we thought it was. Not only is it closer to the galactic center – and the supermassive hole in it, Sagittarius A * – it’s …
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[ad_1] Some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way are not where we expect them to be. One of the ways we classify stars is their metallicity. This is the fraction of heavier elements a star has compared to hydrogen and helium. It’s a useful metric because a star’s …
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[ad_1] In the images of the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have identified a completely new phenomenon. Reaching tens of thousands of light-years into the vacuum of space, vast shadows extend from the center of the galaxy IC 5063, as if something was blocking the bright light from there. You’ve probably …
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[ad_1] The universe can be a bit like a magic trick. When you move around to observe the different wavelengths of light, you can see all kinds of objects, events and interactions that would otherwise be invisible to the human eye. Using the Very Large Array telescope in New Mexico, …
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