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M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet
Panorama of the Whale Galaxy
The see the full length of this blue whale, scroll right. View full post on APOD
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What would happen to our solar system if our galaxy collided with the Andromeda galaxy?
Yeah, I know this event is supposed to happen in roughly 10 billion years and that our sun will have burnt out some 6 billion years prior to that. However, for the sake of argument, lets say that our solar system, sun and even human civilization were intact when this event were to happen....
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 3190 Almost Sideways
Some spiral galaxies are seen almost sideways. View full post on APOD
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Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4731
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4731 lies some 65 million light-years away. View full post on APOD
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NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of View full post on APOD
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What is the plane of our solar system relative to the plane of our galaxy?
I’m curious as to whether or not it presents problems to astronomers who are trying to get data from other galaxies through the plane of the Milky Way. Even if our solar system was at a 90° angle to the Milky way, is it even significant enough to get different views of the universe...
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NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
Spiral galaxy NGC 4651 is a mere 35 million light-years distant, View full post on APOD
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Why is the plane of the solar system 90 degrees to the plane of the galaxy?
I actually have two questions about the plane of the solar system. First, why 90 degrees? Wouldn’t it make more sense for the solar system to by coplanar with the galaxy? At least that seems more intuitive to me. Second, how does this compare with extrasolar planets in other star systems in the Milky...
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Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble
Why isn’t spiral galaxy View full post on APOD
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Unusual Starburst Galaxy NGC 1313
Why is this galaxy so discombobulated? View full post on APOD
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NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans View full post on APOD
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