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Astronomers spot star in Milky Way with 'strange chemistry'

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Astronomers spot star in Milky Way with 'strange chemistry'

Star appears to lack elements like calcium, silicon and magnesium, but does have europium, uranium and gold

clock 01 May 2019 •
Scientists estimate mass of the Milky Way galaxy at around 1.5 trillion solar masses

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Scientists estimate mass of the Milky Way galaxy at around 1.5 trillion solar masses

Previous estimates ranged from 500 billion to 3 trillion solar masses

clock 08 March 2019 •

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White dwarf stars observed slowly crystallising and turning into solid spheres

Up to 97 per cent of stars in the Milky Way will end their lives as white dwarfs

clock 11 January 2019 •
Hubble captures the most detailed image of the Triangulum Galaxy with millions of stars

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Hubble captures the most detailed image of the Triangulum Galaxy with millions of stars

Second-largest image ever released by Hubble

clock 09 January 2019 •
Milky Way set to collide with the Large Magellanic Cloud - in two billion years

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Milky Way set to collide with the Large Magellanic Cloud - in two billion years

No need to pack bags just yet

clock 04 January 2019 •
'Dark matter hurricane' is hurtling through the Milky Way and will likely collide with the Earth

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'Dark matter hurricane' is hurtling through the Milky Way and will likely collide with the Earth

Cosmic event will not cause any disruption on Earth, say scientists

clock 15 November 2018 •
'Ghost' galaxy sitting on the outskirts of the Milky Way found

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'Ghost' galaxy sitting on the outskirts of the Milky Way found

Dubbed Antlia 2, the ghost galaxy sits just 130,000 light-years away from the Milky Way

clock 14 November 2018 •

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Astronomers solve chemical mystery at the centre of the Milky Way

Apparent presence of scandium, vanadium and yttrium less than three light years from black hole 'an optical illusion'

clock 11 October 2018 •
Astronomers uncover ancient collision between Milky Way and smaller 'Sausage' galaxy

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Astronomers uncover ancient collision between Milky Way and smaller 'Sausage' galaxy

A 'defining event' in the early history of the Milky Way

clock 04 July 2018 •
Gaia mission's second data batch offers "richest star map" of galaxy ever created

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Gaia mission's second data batch offers "richest star map" of galaxy ever created

High-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars made by Gaia space observatory

clock 26 April 2018 •
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