Observations detect hundreds of possible supergiant stars in two nearby galaxies
Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), Chinese astronomers have identified nearly 300 ...
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Galaxies, Clusters, and Superclusters
Our Milky Way Galaxy is one of three large galaxies in the Local Group of Galaxies. The other large galaxies are the Andromeda Galaxy, and Messier 33 (the 33rd entry in Charles Messier's catalog ...
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The Galaxies of the Local Group
The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups. This authoritative volume provides a ...
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How many galaxies orbit the Milky Way?
Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system 's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...
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Research results show that the Earth is part of a much larger cosmic structure called the 'gravitational basin' than previously thought
the Local Group of galaxies, which is further thought to be included in the Laniakea Supercluster. The Laniakea Supercluster, named after the Hawaiian word for 'infinite heaven,' is a vast region ...
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Jerusalem scientists help shed light on large-scale cosmic structures
The Milky Way has several satellite galaxies and is part of the Local Group of galaxies, which form part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is itself a component of the Laniakea Supercluster.
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Astronomers just discovered one of the most massive objects in the universe hiding behind the Milky Way
The researchers estimate that Vela's gravitational tug on the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, has sped them up by about 110,000 mph (50 kilometers per second). That's quite ...
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Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble Telescope image
The galaxy, IC 3225, is located about 100 million light-years from Earth and is a member of a large group of galaxies known as the Virgo Cluster. A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope ...