Astronomy
Galaxy Groups
[/caption] Gravity is a funny thing, it really wants to keep everything together. The Moon orbits the Earth because of…
A Twinkle in the Wolf’s Eye – IC 4406: A Hubble Visualization by Jukka Metsavainio
[/caption] During the month of May, the "Wolf" rises and prowls the skies after midnight. Lupus was one of the…
Irregular Galaxy
Most galaxies can be categorized by their shape. Our own Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, for example, and the…
Elliptical Galaxy
[/caption] Our own Milky Way is classified as a spiral galaxy. But that's just one of many classification of galaxies.…
Sombrero Galaxy
[/caption] One of the most beautiful images ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is the Sombrero Galaxy; also known…
Galaxy Wallpaper
Nothing makes a better computer desktop wallpaper than a space picture. And some of the most beautiful pictures are galaxies.…
Our Neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy
To see most galaxies, you need at least a small telescope. But you can see the enormous Andromeda Galaxy, or…
What is the Local Group?
The Milky Way is just one galaxy located in a vast cluster of galaxies known as the Local Group. This…
What is Intergalactic Space?
The space between stars is known as interstellar space, and so the space between galaxies is called intergalactic space. These…
Quasars
When astronomers first started using radio telescopes in the 1950s to study the Universe, they discovered a strange phenomenon. They…