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Astronomers have spotted an absolutely colossal cosmic chimney that stretches as far as 140 Milky Ways lined up side by side. These jumbo jets are being blasted from a supermassive black hole.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Black hole, Supermassive black hole, Galaxy, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Caltech
The seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection has been released, featuring ever more stunning shots of our home galaxy, contrasted against our home planet. This year’s gallery is sure to inspire awe and just a touch of existential dread.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Galaxy, Photo, Photography, Astrophotography, Stars, Gallery, Astronomy, Images
2024 Milky Way Photographer of the Year winnersThe photo tour operator Capture the Atlas has announced the winners for the seventh iteration of its Milky Way astrophotography competition.This year, the competition received 5000 entries and recognized 25 photographers working in 15 countries, from the deserts of Jordan and Oman to the landscapes of Patagonia, Australia, and other locales. Photogra
Looking at all the stars in the night sky, you’d never notice that one of them wasn’t from around here. Astronomers have now found that a star right near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way likely originated in a smaller galaxy that ours devoured.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Stars, Astronomy, Japan, Telescope, Black hole, Supermassive black hole, Galaxy
At the heart of our galaxy lurks a supermassive monster, which is currently slumbering – but it hasn’t always been so quiet. New observations reveal an X-ray “echo” from a time when the Milky Way’s central black hole awoke just 200 years ago, shining a million times brighter than today.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Black hole, Supermassive black hole, Galaxy, X-ray, Astronomy
Decades ago the astronomy world was taken aback by the discovery of strange vertical filaments of light spiking out from our galaxy's central black hole. Now, the astronomer responsible for that finding has spotted more filaments, only these are oriented horizontally and have some other significant – and puzzling – differences.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Telescope, Northwestern
Our gorgeous galaxy is once again the focus of an astrophotography collection. Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published its Milky Way Photographer of the Year gallery for 2023, including some astonishing shots of the starriest of night skies.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Galaxy, Photo, Images, Astronomy, Stars, Photographers, Astrophotography
the exhibited furniture alludes to the tensile properties of liquified resin as it can be melted and remodeled again. The post in poikilos, objects of common interest solidifies lustrous resin into reflective milky furniture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The intriguing cosmic mystery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) has now shed light (pun intended) on another mystery. By studying the signature of an FRB from a nearby galaxy, astronomers have found that the Milky Way has far less matter than expected.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Galaxy, Matter, Fast Radio Bursts, Radio, Caltech


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