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IceCube Neutrino Observatory Unveils First-Ever Image of Milky Way Using Ghostlike Neutrinos

In a groundbreaking discovery, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has captured an extraordinary image of our Milky Way galaxy using elusive particles called neutrinos. The observatory, operated by an international team of over 350 scientists known as the IceCube Collaboration, has published their findings in the...

NGC 7292: Unveiling the Secrets of an Irregular Galaxy

NGC 7292, a captivating galaxy located 44 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus, has fascinated astronomers with its peculiar characteristics. As captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this irregular galaxy lacks the defined spiral arms or elliptical shape commonly associated with other galaxies. Instead,...

New study confirms light from outside our galaxy brighter than expected

New measurements show that light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than light emitted by known populations of galaxies. This observation is calling into question assumptions about the number and environment of stars in the universe. The study...

Farthest galaxy candidate yet known discovered by James Webb Space Telescope

NASA's James Webb space telescope is uncovering previously unseen bright early galaxies. It includes one that may have formed just 350 million years after the big bang. According to astronomers, if the findings are confirmed, this newly discovered throng of stars will outperform the Hubble...

Scroll through the universe with a new interactive map

The Sun is the large orange dot in the centre of this three-dimensional Universe atlas. The local stars around the Sun are first shown, colour coded according to whether they are cool red stars or hot blue stars. The view will gradually zoom out, revealing...

Huge extragalactic structure found hiding behind the Milky Way

According to a new study, a little-studied region of the sky may be hiding a big surprise. Scientists at Argentina's National University of San Juan have discovered what appears to be a new galactic cluster by probing the so-called "zone of avoidance." Of course,...