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Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years
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New Hubble data shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way in the earliest phases…

Aug 17, 2026
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LKH Milky Way Merger Illustration
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About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with…

Aug 17, 2026
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What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings at a…

Jul 1, 2026
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NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length
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A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may…

Jul 1, 2026
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Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way
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Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, took a new look at the heart of our Milky…

Jun 26, 2026
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NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
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Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown…

Jun 16, 2026
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Bulge Fossil Fragment Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble Image)
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New observations from Webb combined with multiple observations from Hubble prove that Terzan 5 is a self-contained, self-enriching stellar system…

Jun 16, 2026
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Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble Compass Image)
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This image of bulge fossil fragment Terzan 5 was captured by the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes. Webb’s data…

Jun 16, 2026
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Zoom to See Terzan 5 Near Our Milky Way Galaxy’s Bulge
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Zoom in to Terzan 5, a star cluster that lies within the crowded central region of our Milky Way galaxy…

Jun 16, 2026
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Webb Reveals Rapid-Fire Light Show From Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

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A new, dynamic portrait of our Milky Way galaxy shows a frenzy of gas, charged particles and dust as seen by the European Space Agency Planck mission.
A contingent of stars and star-forming clouds was found jutting out from the Milky Way's Sagittarius Arm. The inset shows the size of the structure and distance from the Sun.
Images of the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) are overlaid on a map of the surrounding galactic halo. The smaller structure is a wake created by the LMC's motion through this region.
This composite image comes from the ESA Planck shows a festive portrait of our Milky Way galaxy shows a mishmash of gas, charged particles and several types of dust.
In visible light, the bulk of our Milky Way galaxy stars are eclipsed behind thick clouds of galactic dust and gas. But to the infrared eyes of NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, distant stars and dust clouds shine with unparalleled clarity and color.
Our Milky Way is a dusty place. So dusty that we cannot see the center of the galaxy in visible light. Thanks to NASA Spitzer Space Telescope excellent resolution, the dusty features within the galactic center are seen in unprecedented detail.
More than 444,580 frames from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this portrait of the raging star-formation occurring in the inner Milky Way.
More than 800,000 frames from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way.
Our Milky Way galaxy is ablaze with dust in this new all-sky map from Planck, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions. The towers of fiery colors are actually dust in the galaxy and beyond that has been polarized.
This artist concept illustrates the new view of the Milky Way. The galaxy two major arms can be seen attached to the ends of a thick central bar, while the two now-demoted minor arms are less distinct and located between the major arms.
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