star formation
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The Heart of the Milky Way Glows With Unprecedented Detail in New Webb Image
The center of our galaxy is a menagerie of exotic objects; a supermassive black hole, clouds of hot gas, and giant stars that can help inform the origin story of much of the universe. Using the Webb telescope, scientists got to see this chaotic region of the Milky Way in a different light, revealing new…
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Signs of Water Seen in Massive Galaxy of the Early Universe
Scientists studying the most massive known galaxy in the early universe have found evidence of water in it, an intriguing observation that sheds light on how the universe has evolved.
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New Observations Suggest Our Galaxy Contains 100 Billion Failed Stars
New research suggests our galaxy contains as many as 100 billion brown dwarfs — a type of celestial object that didn’t have quite what it takes to become a full-fledged star. The finding shows just how ubiquitous brown dwarfs really are, and how many false starts are involved in the formation of new stars.
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Astronomers Have Discovered A Previously Unknown Feature Of The Milky Way
Using the VISTA telescope, astronomers in Chile have discovered a previously undetected band of young stars hidden away behind thick clouds of dust in the central bulge (hee hee) of the Milky Way.