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James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way 'twin' ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (image)
Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...
The most distant twin of the Milky Way ever observed
An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known ...
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Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris—here's how we can get the night sky back
For the more than 100,000 years, humans have been on Earth, we have looked up at night ... sky. In 1924, Mount Stromlo Observatory, located outside Canberra, took over observing the Milky Way.
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Indigenous astronomy: How the sky informs cultural practices
The Australian sky at night - Image Ken Cheung ... is a well-known constellation that is outlined by the dark areas in the Milky Way. “What I like about the Emu in the sky is it shows ...
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Dazzling photos of this month's total lunar eclipse showcase a blood red moon near the Milky Way's heart
NOIRLab shared stunning views of the total lunar eclipse in the night sky over Chile, complete with a blood red moon and beautiful, star-studded Milky Way.
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Shooting stars: How to photograph the night sky
An exposure longer than about 25 seconds will start to show star trails and capture their movement as they travel across the night sky, so experiment with timings ... I became aware that extraordinary ...