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Learn About the Milky Way
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky circle" or the more familiar Milky Way.
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-- Learn About the Milky Way
The word galaxy comes from the Greek word meaning "milky circle" or the more familiar Milky Way.
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-- Learn About the Milky Way
NGC 4178 in 60 Seconds
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.
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-- Revealing a Mini-Supermassive Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 4178
A supermassive black hole with one of the lowest masses ever observed has been spotted in the middle of a galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories.
- Related Links:
-- Revealing a Mini-Supermassive Black Hole
-- Tour of NGC 4178
Planetary Nebula Survey
A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.
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-- A Planetary Nebula Gallery
-- Planetary Nebula Survey
A planetary nebula is a phase of stellar evolution that the sun should experience several billion years from now, when it expands to become a red giant.
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-- A Planetary Nebula Gallery
-- Planetary Nebula Survey
WIND - Here, There and Everywhere
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Wind is an excellent example of a phenomenon that happens here, there, and everywhere.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Kepler's Supernova Remnant in 60 Seconds
This image of Kepler's supernova remnant shows the expanding ball of debris from a supernova explosion in our galaxy.
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-- Was Kepler's Supernova Unusually Powerful?
-- Tour of Kepler's Supernova Remnant
This image of Kepler's supernova remnant shows the expanding ball of debris from a supernova explosion in our galaxy.
- Related Links:
-- Was Kepler's Supernova Unusually Powerful?
-- Tour of Kepler's Supernova Remnant