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Astronomers have observed a dying galaxy for the first time

It's no wonder astronaut Chris Hadfield spends all his time taking photos

Astronomers have found evidence that we overestimated the mass of our galaxy

Our galaxy is spewing outwards massive amounts of charged particles

Astronomers have observed the brightest X-Ray flare from Sagittarius A*

The most detailed images of NGC 6362, shot by Hubble and an ESO telescope

You can literally zoom in to see stars that aren't even remotely visible otherwise

ESO has put together the largest ever image of its kind

The cloud will survive the encounter, but will be deeply impacted

The belief was that galaxies settled down early in their life

The structure extends outwards over massive distances

The two galaxies are very different from each other, NASA says

Around three percent of all galaxies resemble our own

Four molecular clouds may hold these large building blocks

The small object lies relatively close to the Milky Way

The Milky Way produces gamma-rays at its center, experts say

The large globular cluster contains many old stars