galaxies
Hubble Vision: Galaxy DDO 68 – Young Or Old?
Only astronomers know for sure... Or do they? In this assembly of images taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys,…
Lazy Giant Galaxies Gain Mass By Ingesting Smaller Neighbors
The Anglo-Australian Telescope in New South Wales has been watching how lazy giant galaxies gain size - and it isn't…
Surprise! Tiny Galaxy Sports A Huge Black Hole, And There Could Be More Like It
In a finding that could turn supermassive black hole formation theories upside-down, astronomers have spotted one of these beasts inside…
Elemental Mystery: Lithium Is Also Rare Outside Of The Milky Way
This new picture of M54 -- a part of a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way called the Sagittarius Dwarf…
How Dark Matter Could Reduce The Fleet Of Galaxies Following The Milky Way
Funny how small particle interactions can have such a big effect on the neighbors of the Milky Way. For a…
First Glimpse of a Young Galactic Core Forming in the Early Universe
Astronomers have spotted, for the first time, a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn stars…
A Cosmic Collision: Our Best View Yet of Two Distant Galaxies Merging
An international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of two galaxies colliding when the universe was only…
Feel The Beat: Black Hole’s Pulse Reveals Its Mysterious Size
There's a bit of a mystery buried in the heart of the Cigar Galaxy, known more formally as M82 or…
Wow! Gas Bridge In The Universe Stretches 2.6 Million Light-Years Across
How the heck did all that gas get there? Researchers have discovered an astonishing amount of it bridging galaxies, stretching…
Cosmic Fireworks: A Supernova Feast And Google+ Hangout For Chandra’s 15th Anniversary
It's well past the Fourth of July, but you can still easily find fireworks in the sky if you look…