The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has officially ceased its scientific operations after 12 years of service ...

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Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...

Galaxies are not islands in the cosmos. While globally the universe expands—driven by the mysterious "dark energy"—locally, ...

Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most extreme environments in our galaxy, and have studied previous flaring ...