galaxies
‘Lopsided’ Ghostly Galactic Halo Has Some Starry Surprises
Centaurus A -- that popular target for astrophotographers in the southern hemisphere -- has a much wider halo than expected,…
Dwarf Galaxies That Dance? Andromeda Observations Reveal A Larger Cosmic Mystery
What is up with these dwarf galaxies? A survey of thousands of galaxies using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey reveals…
Found! Seven Dwarfs Surround The ‘Pinwheel Galaxy’ Field Of View
Using a unique type of telescope that includes long-range lenses, astronomers at Yale University have found seven dwarf galaxies surrounding…
Merging Giant Galaxies Sport ‘Blue Bling’ in New Hubble Pic
On a summer night, high above our heads, where the Northern Crown and Herdsman meet, a titanic new galaxy is…
Supermassive Black Hole Blasting Molecular Hydrogen Solves Outstanding Mystery
The supermassive black holes in the cores of most massive galaxies wreak havoc on their immediate surroundings. During their most…
Cannibal Galaxy Could Show How These Huge Structures Grow
There's a hungry galaxy on the loose about 62 million light-years away from us. Astronomers just revealed that the Umbrella…
How to Find Your Way Around the Milky Way This Summer
Look east on a dark June night and you'll get a face full of stars. Billions of them. With the moon now…
Hubble Hubba: Stars Are Being Born Around A Black Hole In Galaxy’s Center
Let's just casually look at this image of a galaxy 86 million light-years away from us. In the center of…
New Supernova Pops in Bright Galaxy M106 in the ‘Hunting Dogs’
A supergiant star exploded 23.5 million years ago in one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies. This spring we…
“Fossil Galaxy” Discovered From the Early Universe
A small galaxy circling the Milky Way may be a fossil left over from the early Universe. The stars in…