- Since the 1950s, astronomers have known that the Milky Way looks like a spiral, with several dense streams of stars emanating from the center, winding through the galactic disc and dissolving around its edges. However, scientists have struggled to understand how many, and what created them. https://www.space.com/gaia-reveals-spiral-arms-milky-way 8 comments space
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- Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects: 'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever' | Space https://www.space.com/milky-way-detailed-map-vista-survey 24 comments
- China's Shenzhou 13 astronauts manually fly cargo ship for emergency docking test | Space https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-13-emergency-docking-test 9 comments
- Alien's-eye view of the Milky Way: Our galaxy is unusual but not unique | Space https://www.space.com/milky-way-aliens-eye-view-unusual-galaxy 6 comments
- The Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent | Space https://www.space.com/gaia-space-telescope-milky-way-cannibalism 4 comments
- 4 big Milky Way mysteries the next Gaia mission data dump may solve | Space https://www.space.com/milky-way-mysteries-for-gaia-to-solve 1 comment
- The Milky Way has a 'broken' arm that could reveal its galactic history | Space https://www.space.com/milky-way-galaxy-broken-arm 0 comments
- Milky Way galaxy: Facts about our cosmic neighborhood | Space https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html 0 comments
- Distant galaxies appear to overlap in new Hubble telescope image | Space https://www.space.com/galaxies-overlap-hubble-space-telescope-image 0 comments
- New trove of data from Europe's Gaia mission will lead to best Milky Way map ever | Space https://www.space.com/gaia-data-release-milky-way-best-map 0 comments
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- Hubble Space Telescope captures a supernova as it explodes | Space https://www.space.com/early-phase-supernovae-photographed-by-hubble 27 comments
- Milky Way galaxy: Facts about our cosmic neighborhood | Space https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html 0 comments
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