From arxiv.org
Discovery of a Rare Group of Dwarf Galaxies in the Local Universe
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We report the discovery of a rare isolated group of five dwarf galaxies located at z = 0.0086 ($D$ = 36 Mpc). All member galaxies are star-forming, blue, and gas-rich with $g-r$ indices ranging from 0.2 to 0.6 mag, and two of them show signs of ongoing mutual interaction. The most massive member...
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From eso.org
Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy
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“For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way,” says Keiichi Ohnaka, an astrophysicist from Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile. Located a staggering 160 000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the...
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From zooniverse.org
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The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.
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From podbean.com
Andromeda: Pop Culture Superstar! | Starry Time
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Join Jordan and Kit as they explore where Andromeda shows up in Pop Culture, and what they'd do with the Andromeda brand! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/Social:...
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From sciencealert.com
Einstein's Most Famous Theory Just Passed Its Biggest Challenge Ever
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The mathematics Albert Einstein devised to describe the gravitational workings of the physical Universe in the early 20th century is still holding strong.
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