galaxies
Watch Live Webcast: Witnessing Starbursts in the Early Universe
Recently, a multinational team of astronomers found that massive, "dusty" galaxies were churning out stars much earlier than previously believed…
Hubble Uncovers Hidden Mysteries in Messier 77
Discovered on October 29, 1780 by Pierre Mechain, this active Seyfert galaxy is magnificent to behold in amateur equipment and…
Grand Spiral Galaxy Graced By Faded Supernova
One of the most lovely deep space objects to observe is the grand-design spiral galaxy and there are few so…
LOFAR Captures Giant Galaxy
Our Universe is full of surprises. Sometimes those surprises come in packages so overwhelmingly huge that it's almost impossible for…
ALMA Eyes Most Distant Star-forming Galaxy
Let's turn down the lights and set the stage... We're moving off through space, looking not only at distant galaxies,…
Black Holes, Fermi Bubbles and the Milky Way
Deep at the heart of our galaxy lurks a black hole. This isn't exciting news, but neither is it a…
Galactic Gas Cloud Could Help Spot Hidden Black Holes
The heart of our Milky Way galaxy is an exotic place. It's swarming with gigantic stars, showered by lethal blasts…
New Research Sheds Light On Black Hole Growth
In a new study led by University of Central Lancashire astronomer Dr. Victor Debattista, researchers are looking into the mystery…
Messier 106: Amateur and Professional Astronomers Join Together to Peer Into the Eyes of Creation
Nearly four million light years away in the direction of the constellation of Canes Venatici, a visage of creation awaited…
Lighting Up Andromeda’s Coldest Rings
Cold rings of dust are illuminated in this image taken by Herschel's Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) instrument. Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/B.…