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70 million years ago, scientists believe an enormous cloud of gas dubbed, Smith Cloud, was launched from the outer reaches of the Milky ...

By Alex ChaversJanuary 29, 20160

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How did the Milky Way galaxy grow into the bright spiral galaxy we live in today? It’s a question a team of astronomers ...

By Alex ChaversJanuary 11, 20160

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10 billion years ago, the Milky Way Galaxy was alive with new stars. It was the peak of star birth in our galaxy. ...

By Alex ChaversApril 10, 20150

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Back in 2002, astronomical data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey showed a bulging ring of stars beyond the known plane of the ...

By Alex ChaversMarch 11, 20150

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It’s taken years, but UCLA astronomers now have an answer for a bizarre object in the center of our galaxy. The object, more ...

By Alex ChaversNovember 4, 20140

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