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Once inevitable collision between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies now seems less likely, astronomers say
A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, long considered inevitable, may be in question ...
Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies colliding is less than previously thought.
Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...
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How the Trump administration’s plans to slash NASA’s budget will impact science
Funding for science is very much on the chopping block in President Trump's proposed budget. It's a fraught moment for NASA, ...
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Measuring The Expansion Rate Of The Universe - Hubble Constant Tension Explained
Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer & Director: James ...
The Milky Way Might Not Smash Into the Andromeda Galaxy After All, New Simulation Indicates
A recent paper reveals we're almost certainly going to collide with a galaxy in the next couple billion years, but it's not ...
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Webb telescope may reveal how fast the universe is expanding
James Webb telescope helped solve a decade-long mystery about the universe’s expansion rate, shedding new light on the cosmic ...
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
A dam Riess was 27 years old when he began the work that earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics, and just 41 when he received ...
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Why Do We Launch Space Telescopes?
Astronauts Steven Smith and John Grunsfeld, appear as small figures in this wide-angle photograph from December 1999, taken ...