The Oort cloud is a shell of icy objects that forms the very outskirts of our Solar System. Recently, a group of researchers ...
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NASA supercomputer finds billions of comets mimicking the Milky Way's shape: 'The universe seems to like spirals!'"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." Spirals are a repeating theme in ...
Star clusters are formed when gravity pulls young stars together, forcing them to orbit each other. A star cluster can ...
The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.
We are surrounded by it: an odd spiral was seen close to the Milky Way. NASA Supercomputer Unveils Spiral Surprise at Solar ...
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'Dark matter is more valuable than gold': Wobbly galaxies help shine a light on the universe's strangest stuff"We are able to measure the local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurements for the first time." ...
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Scientists Spot Spiral Structure at Edge of Solar SystemThe Oort cloud is traditionally thought of as a vast shell of perhaps trillions of icy objects encasing our solar system, the ...
This stunning photo was taken on January 29, 2025, from 265 miles (425 km) above the Pacific Ocean. Pettit, a seasoned ...
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures a nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 2283, blazing with newly formed stars.
Using a NASA supercomputer to run models, researchers led by SwRI astronomer David Nesvorny now believe that the Inner Oort cloud looks like a spiral disk, around 0.24 light-years across, with two ...
Scientists have uncovered “Quipu,” the largest known galactic structure, stretching 1.4 billion light-years. This discovery ...
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