galaxies
Hubble Looks Back In Time To See Shape Of Galaxies 11 Billion Years Ago
What we’re gonna’ do here is go back. Way back into time. Back to when the only thing that existed…
GRB Lights Up Ancient Hidden Galaxy
Once upon a time, more than 12.7 billion years ago, a star was poised on the edge of extinction. It…
The Great Galactic Turn-Off
Are you ready for a new galactic puzzle? Then let's start with some clues. It has been long assumed that…
Jets Boost — Not Hinder — Star Formation in Early Galaxies, New Study Suggests
Understanding the formation of stars and galaxies early in the Universe's history continues to be somewhat of an enigma, and…
A Galaxy Grows Fat on Nearby Gas
If you live in the U.S. you may be enjoying a sultry summer day off in honor of Independence Day,…
Astronomers Spy Early Galaxies Caught In A Cosmic Spiderweb
Once upon a time, when the Universe was just about three billion years old, galaxies started to form. Now astronomers…
Dust In The Wind… Black Hole Style
Over the years, researchers have taken myriad observations of black holes and their environs, but now ESO's Very Large Telescope…
Space Observatories Watch a Black Hole Go Dormant
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has been keeping an eye on a black hole actively munching away on gas at the…
Astronomers Refine Distances to our Closest Spiral-Galaxy Neighbors
M31 and M33 are two of the nearest spiral galaxies, and can form the basis for determining distances to more remote…
Our Galactic Neighbors Shine In New Ultraviolet Pictures
Earth's galactic next-door neighbors shine brighter than ever in new pictures taken by an orbiting telescope, focusing on ultraviolet light…