An artist's depiction of pristine gas (shown in magenta) in the Milky Way. Credit: UNIGE/Dr. Mark A. GarlickOur galaxy is not as well-blended as scientists occasionally think, according to brand-new research.That new study mainly focuses on the distribution of what astronomers consider metals-- which is genuinely just every component besides hydrogen and helium, even when...
Scientists launched the first set of gamma photon data acquired by the Dark Matter Particle Explorer.Credit: DAMPE CollaborationFor the very first time, in May of 2021, China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Collaboration directly observed a spectral softening of helium nuclei of around 34TeV. Now, we have even more excellent news from the satellite-based...
An artist’s conception of cold planet distribution throughout the Milky Way. For comparison, the cyan cone is the Kepler transit survey field. The inset shows an artistic conception of a planetary system in the Galactic bulge. Credit: Osaka UniversityResearchers led by Osaka University and NASA found that the distribution of cold "planets" in the...
The photo showcases NGC 6717, which exists more than 20,000 light-years from Earth in the Sagittarius constellation.Credit: ESA HUBBLENASA's Hubble telescope has given us some impressive images for many years. In 2019, when it turned 29, it sent us a treasure of a shot of the crab nebula.Now, it is back with a fantastic...
The fall of a blue ultra-diffuse galaxy into a galaxy system and its subsequent ejection as a red ultra-diffuse galaxy. Credit: MITThe results give a blueprint for finding such systems in deep space's quieter, emptier areas.By definition, dwarf galaxies are tiny and dim, with just a fraction of the stars located in the Milky...
