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Baby stars that defy explanation are 'swarming like bees' around Milky Way's supermassive black holeA new analysis of inexplicably young stars orbiting extremely close to the Milky Way's black hole heart reveals that they orbit around the gigantic structure in a surprisingly organized way, similar to swarming insects like bees.
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Does the Milky Way orbit anything?Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe?
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Explosive black hole flare from the center of our galaxy reconstructed from 'a single flickering pixel' using AI and Einstein's equationsAn explosive flare from the Milky Way's central black hole has been translated from 'a single flickering pixel' into a detailed 3D model using AI and Einstein's general relativity equations.
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Space photo of the week: Bizarre 'Helix Galaxy' is unlike any other in the universe. Can you see why?The Helix Galaxy is a rare "polar ring" galaxy found near the Big Dipper. Its odd shape and history set it apart from every other galaxy we know of.
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Researchers solve mystery of inexplicably dense galaxy at the heart of perfect 'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb telescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope discovered an inexplicably dense galaxy inside an "Einstein ring" last year. Now, researchers think they can explain this cosmic conundrum.
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals surprising starburst in ancient galaxyNew infrared observations from the James Webb Space Telescope unveil a galaxy far, far away that's creating new stars.
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Milky Way's monster black hole may be shooting superheated jets into our galaxy, groundbreaking images revealA new polarized light image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* has given us our first clear look at the magnetic field of the cosmic juggernaut, which suggests that it may have superheated jets just like even larger black holes.
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Speck of light spotted by Hubble is one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb telescope revealsThe ancient obect Gz9p3, which appeared as a single point of light through the Hubble Space Telescope, is actually one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.
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Astronomers find heaviest black hole pair in the universe, and they've been trapped in an endless duel for 3 billion yearsTwo supermassive black holes spotted circling inside a remote 'fossil' galaxy are the heaviest, and the closest, black hole binary ever found.
