AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University’s Martin Pohl is part of a research team that has developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms. The map shows the inner part of the Milky ...
St. Louis, Mo. — For decades, astronomers have been blind to what our galaxy, the Milky Way, really looks like. After all, we sit in the midst of it and can’t step outside for a bird’s eye view. Now, ...
Why it's so special: What if a galaxy had only one spiral arm? Our solar system resides on the outskirts of one of the Milky Way galaxy's estimated four spiral arms, according to Space.com, but not ...
Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...
Astronomers used the ALMA radio array in Chile to show that two narrow spiral arms are funneling gas toward the central ...
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Supermassive black hole seen feeding via a pair of spiral arms
For the first time, astronomers have gotten a detailed look at how a supermassive black hole (SMBH) eats, discovering two ...
NGC 6951 shines 70 million light-years away, its spiral arms feeding a brilliant central starburst ring bursting with new ...
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