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Today in the History of Astronomy

April 26, 1920: The Great Debate

Milky Way, Solar System, Stars

The Sun’s galactic migration may have made life on Earth possible

Largest ALMA image ever shows cold gas in our galactic center

Milky Way, Stars

New JWST imagery dives into the center of the Milky Way

Features, Milky Way, Science, Stars

How Gaia revealed the Milky Way

Today in the History of Astronomy

Nov. 2, 1885: Birth of Harlow Shapley

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears as a clear but faint dot in the middle of this monochrome image, surrounded by slightly streaked stars.

Milky Way, Solar System

Astronomers race to learn more about third interstellar visitor

Galaxies, Milky Way

How weird is the Milky Way?

Plane of the Milky Way

Astronomers find a rare ‘dark galaxy’ within our Local Group

Andromeda has a new faintest satellite galaxy

Artist's concept of what Andromeda will look like in the sky in the future

Milky Way, Solar System

What will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy merge?

Astrophotography

The best objects to view and photograph along the Milky Way