News Articles for "Galaxy"
Star survey sheds light on galaxy origins
Astronomers using a telescope that escaped a bushfire in January have completed a survey shedding light on stars' origins and how galaxies grow by gobbling...
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Black holes in galaxies rotate fast, study finds
There's a new spin on supermassive black holes: They're incredibly fast, astronomers say. It's long been suspected that gigantic black holes lurking in th...
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Closest Earth-like planet 'stroll across park'
Earth-like worlds may be closer and more plentiful than anyone imagined. Astronomers reported Wednesday that the nearest Earth-like planet may be just 13 ...
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Aussie professor gets US astronomy gong
The Australian behind the field of galactic archaeology has been awarded the American Astronomical Society's top prize for a lifetime of achievement.Ken Fr...
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