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Apr 30, 2015
High-Energy X-Rays Hint At Massive Star Graveyard In Our Galaxy’s Center
Dead stars do tell some tales
Sep 6, 2012
Science Has Discovered the ‘Pigtail’ Molecular Cloud and it is Beautiful
But we're not yet sure exactly what it means
Oct 19, 2011
First-Ever Pics of a Star Cluster on the Far Side of the Galactic Center
The European Southern Observatory’s VISTA survey telescope has turned its eyes inward to the center of our galaxy, and for … Continued
Oct 10, 2011
Hubble’s New Infrared Mosaic is the Best Picture of Our Galactic Center Ever
Behold, your galactic center. This Hubble image, captured with the space telescope’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS), is … Continued
Mar 19, 2011
Spitzer Telescope Sees Busy Galactic Center In a New Light
The center of the Milky Way is hard to see in visible light, because interstellar dust blocks our view. But … Continued
Dec 5, 2009
Largest Ever Milky Way Panorama Constructed from 800,000 Snapshots
A Chicago planetarium unveiled the 120-feet-long picture of our home galaxy this week
