In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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Astronomy on MSNThe best objects to view and photograph along the Milky WayVisual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.
The astronomical panorama is a major accomplishment because Andromeda is the “closest” large galaxy to ours, at a distance of 2.5 million light years away — equal to the diameter of the Milky Way disk ...
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Space on MSNAstronomers measure 'warp speed' of Milky Way galaxyThe warp in the Milky Way's spiral disk is precessing backward under the influence of the enormous mass of dark matter that ...
The Andromeda Galaxy is a time capsule of the early universe, containing stars and other celestial objects that date back to the dawn of time. On a clear, dark ... with the Milky Way, resulting ...
Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way ... galaxy M32, that may be the residual core of a galaxy that once collided with Andromeda E - Dark ...
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way ... on a dark night. Galaxies come in a very wide range of sizes and masses. Measuring a galaxy ...
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed ... to the naked eye from a dark site. The Andromeda galaxy, then known as the ...
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