galaxies

A New Spin on Galactic Evolution

  There's a new concept in the works regarding the evolution of galactic arms and how they move across the…

14 years ago

The Many Colors and Wavelengths of the Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda is a beautiful galaxy to see with your own eyes, but in this video, ESA’s fleet of space telescopes…

14 years ago

Observing Challenge: A Gathering of Galaxies – Hickson 44

[/caption] If you turn your telescope towards Leo, you just might discover a group of galaxies which reside close to…

14 years ago

Hubble Comes of Age With Dramatic New Image

[/caption] Hubble has now turned 21, and unlike human young adults, we don’t have to worry about it staying up…

14 years ago

A Twisted Sister Galaxy

[/caption] This is an older image from Hubble but I came across it today and wanted to share it. It…

14 years ago

Profile of a Lonely Galaxy

[/caption] The vast majority of galaxies exist in clusters. These clusters are joined on larger scales by filaments and sheets…

14 years ago

Spectacular Galaxies Dancing Towards Destruction

[/caption] More than just another pretty picture? I’ll say! This beautiful image of the galaxy pair NGC 6872 and IC…

14 years ago

Fancy doing a Messier Marathon this Weekend?

[/caption] If you are new to astronomy, you may ask "what is a Messier Marathon and how do I do…

14 years ago

Perseus Cluster Thicker Around the Middle Than Thought

[/caption] The Japanese Suzaku X-ray telescope has just taken a close look at the Perseus galaxy cluster, and revealed it's…

14 years ago

Coming to a Sky Near You: The Realm of Galaxies

[/caption] We live on a planet which orbits a star, and along with a hundred billion other stars, our Sun…

14 years ago