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The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...
The Milky Way exists in a cosmic void that breaks the laws of cosmology
In recent years, one of the most troubling puzzles in astrophysics has grown more urgent. Scientists have realized that the ...
These glowing seas have baffled sailors for centuries. Science may finally have answers.
"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...
With new database, researchers may be able to predict rare 'milky seas' bioluminescent event
For generations, sailors around the globe have reported a mysterious phenomenon: Vast areas of the ocean glow steadily at ...
Alien Structures or Shock Waves? Strange Filaments Discovered in the Milky Way Baffle Astronomers
ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles of depletion and replenishment. At the heart of our galaxy, in the turbulent region surrounding the ...