Mapping 2 billion stars: How Gaia transformed our view of the Milky Way
Gaia was launched on December 19, 2013, and began scanning the stars in July 2014. It mapped over two billion stars, ...
Unexpected Findings: Scientists Reveal the Milky Way Is a Cosmic Outlier
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
Discover the fastest jet-stream winds on exoplanet WASP-127b, reaching 33,000 km per hour, driven by intense stellar ...
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From heralding births of kings to spacecraft navigation, planetary parade’s over 2,000 yrs old history
Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn, already visible to the naked eye, will be joined by Mercury, Neptune & Uranus in a rare ...
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Winds of up to 33,000kph detected on distant planet
In Earth’s upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 442kph, but they ...
An ‘alien visitor’ might have warped our solar system, study claims
A new study claims it is possible an "alien visitor" could have warped our solar system during its earliest years.
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A Giant Object May Have Warped Our Solar System, Study Says
If you were to perfectly follow the steps in An Idiot's Guide to Making a Solar System, you should eventually find yourself ...
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Earthlings likely to witness spectacular ‘planetary parade' by end Jan: Suparco
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus — are likely to align in the night sky by the end of January, according to ...
Supersonic winds discovered on alien planet baffle astronomers
With a speed of 9 km per second (33 000 km/h), this is the fastest jetstream of its kind ever measured in the Universe ...
Planetary alignments aren’t rare, but 6 visible planets are. Here's how to see it.
Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.
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The Andromeda galaxy is finally viewed in all its glory, thanks to the help of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz astronomers
The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.
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Record-breaking winds discovered on distant planet WASP-127b
Astronomers discover supersonic winds reaching 20,500 mph on exoplanet WASP-127b, far surpassing Earth's jet stream and setting a new planetary wind speed record.