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The Milky Way Galaxy - NASA Science
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/the-milky-way-galaxy
Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Our Galaxy - NASA Science
https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/our-galaxy
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains a supermassive black hole at its core surrounded by a central bulge of old, yellowish stars.
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Galaxy Details and Mergers - NASA Science
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Galaxies evolve through gravitational interaction with their neighbors, creating a menagerie of forms. Hubble captures moments in their evolution.
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Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’ - NASA Science
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... Exploration. article 8 hours ago · NASA's Curiosity ... Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname 'Lost Galaxy'.
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Galaxies Over Time - NASA Science
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/galaxies-over-time
NGC 3344 is a glorious spiral galaxy around half the size of the Milky Way. ESA / Hubble / NASA. How Do The Oldest Galaxies Differ? When we look ...
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Messier 101 (The Pinwheel Galaxy) - NASA Science
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-101
M101 is estimated to contain at least one trillion stars. The galaxy's spiral arms are sprinkled with large regions of star-forming nebulas. These nebulas are ...
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It is estimated that there is at least one planet for every star in the galaxy, so there are a huge number to discover. Explore over 5,500 confirmed exoplanet ...
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Time Travel: Observing Cosmic History - NASA Science
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Again, this means that when Hubble looks at Betelgeuse, the star appears exactly as it was 700 years ago. As one of the brightest stars in our sky ...
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Explore the Night Sky - NASA Science
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Observe the night sky with Hubble! Break out your telescope or binoculars and compare your view with that of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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What Is the Center of Our Galaxy Like? - NASA Science
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Previous research has indicated that the mass of Sagittarius A* ranges on the low end of normal for galaxies the size of the Milky Way. Webb can examine why ...
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What Is a Galaxy? - NASA Science
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Galaxies are concentrations of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are fated to collide, like the Milky Way ...
Are We Alone? - NASA Science

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The search for life beyond Earth is really just getting started, but science has an encouraging early answer: there are plenty of planets in the galaxy, ...
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Messier 31 (The Andromeda Galaxy) - NASA Science
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Your backyard telescope and binoculars may not have the capabilities of Hubble, but you can still see amazing objects. Compare what you see with the images ...
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Our Milky Way Galaxy: How Big is Space? - NASA Science
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Our galaxy is a gravitationally bound collection of stars, swirling in a spiral through space. Based on the deepest images obtained so far, it's one of about 2 ...
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Hubble Space Telescope - NASA Science
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Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe. Active Mission. 35 Years of Discovery.
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The Local Group sits just off the edge of the Virgo cluster and is part of the Laniakea supercluster. Galaxies Stories. Explore All Galaxy Stories.
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Exploration. Sensing the Universe · Telescopes 101 · Observatories. More. News · Deep Dives · Quick Reads · Graphics · Glossary · Fun & Learning. Galaxy Types ...
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Discovering a Runaway Universe - NASA Science
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This collection of 36 Hubble images features galaxies that are all hosts to both Cepheid variables and supernovae. These two celestial phenomena are both ...
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James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Science
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Webb launched on Dec. 25th 2021. It does not orbit around the Earth like the Hubble Space Telescope, it orbits the Sun 1.5 million kilometers (1 million miles) ...
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Our solar system is located in the Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy with two major arms, and two minor arms. Our Sun is in a small, partial arm of the ...

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