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This 200-light-year-wide structure could be feeding our galaxy's center: 'No one had any idea this cloud existed'Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding star-building material to the heart of the Milky Way.
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'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosionTwin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold hydrogen, new research reveals. They could help scientists figure out when our galaxy's black hole last erupted.
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100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hintOur Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.
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Echoes from the Big Bang suggest Earth is trapped inside a giant cosmic void, scientists claimAstronomers claim to have found new evidence supporting a controversial observation that our galaxy is residing in an unusually sparse region in space. If it's correct, it could rewrite cosmology.
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Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by EinsteinUsing gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is only the third to be found on the outskirts of our galaxy's dense central bulge.
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How to see the Milky Way at its best in June"Core season" for the Milky Way has arrived, with our galaxy visible all night as a band of light arching across the sky. Here's where, when, and how to get the best views in June.
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Catastrophic collision between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not happen after all, new study hintsAstronomers have long predicted that a collision between our galaxy and nearby Andromeda could be inevitable, but new calculations suggest this may be an over exaggeration.
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New dwarf planet discovered beyond the orbit of NeptuneAstronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years.
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See the best Milky Way photos of the yearMind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
