Gupta explained that hydrogen atoms may eventually transform into molecular gas, the basic fuel for the formation of stars.

Such hydrogen atoms may eventually transform into molecular gas, the basic fuel for star formation. Therefore, these cold gas ...

Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of ...

The wavelength-dependence can be plotted as an "extinction curve," and its shape provides information not only about the composition of the dust, but also about its local environment, such as the ...

ESA's Gaia star surveying satellite launches European Space Agency starts to unfold atlas of 1 billion stars in 3D Carrying two telescopes, the spacecraft's mission was to map the Milky Way ...

The discoveries enabled scientists to create the first precise, three-dimensional depiction of the Milky Way's dust extinction curve. This map was made possible by Zhang and Green's measurement of ...

The Milky Way ski area has a resort to suit everyone. Claviere (1,750m) is a small resort with bundles of character. The pretty centre is a blend of old and new architecture and there are several ...

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Abstract: We distinguish between Local Group field galaxies that may have passed through the virial volume of the Milky Way, and those that have not, via a statistical comparison against populations ...

A radio-wave map of the Milky Way's turbulent center, taken with the MeerKAT telescope. New research used radio observations like these in order to discover previously unknown 'tornado'-like ...

Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) A cosmic anomaly detected in a distant galaxy could portend a terrifying future for life in the Milky Way. The discovery suggests that our models of ...