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Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
The Quipu superstructure is enormous, spanning 1.4 billion light years – and it could violate one of our fundamental ...
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8 of the greatest mysteries in the universe
However, around 9 billion to 10 billion years after the Big Bang, something — dark energy — caused the universe to start ... finding 40 pairs in just one nebula should be impossible.
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Astronomers solved the mystery behind the coldest place in the universe
The Boomerang Nebula is the coldest place in the universe. But why this regions of space is colder than space itself has remained a mystery — until now. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More ...
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NASA’s Hubble shows off sparkling Tarantula Nebula, where the biggest stars are born
NASA’s recent Image of the Day was the outer regions of the Tarantula Nebula, which is billed as one of the biggest and busiest star-creating areas in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
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Universe’s biggest star discovered
The star is located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud ... and is 10 million times brighter than the sun. Among the largest known stars previously known were the Pistol Star ...
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3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...
NASA and ESA share a breathtaking Hubble image of the Tarantula Nebula’s outer edge
The Hubble image shows a portion of the Tarantula Nebula, which NASA says is “the largest and most productive star-forming ...