galaxies

Touching the Tarantula: Hubble Gets in Close

[/caption] Hubble has edged in close to the Tarantula Nebula, peering into its bright center of ionized gases, dust and…

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[/caption] The galaxies above are among the oldest objects astronomers have ever laid eyes -- er, telescopes -- on, formed…

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[/caption] Messier 82's galactic windstorms emanate from many young star clusters, rather than any single source, say astronomers who released…

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[/caption] Looking out my own window this morning provides a gloomy overcast view, so this new image from the Spitzer…

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[/caption] One of our celestial neighbors, the spiral galaxy NGC 247, just moved about a million light-years closer. Well, not…

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[/caption] Astronomers have long suspected that something must stymie actively growing black holes, because most galaxies in the local universe…

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[/caption] Kitt Peak. Los Alamos. St. Croix. Pie Town. What do these places have in common? They each house one…

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[/caption] The Flocculent Spiral NGC 2841, shown above, is known for its profusion of young, blue stars. And yet, until…

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[/caption] When it comes to forming stars, the size of a galaxy does matter, according to research out today in…

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[/caption] From the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University press release: A team of astronomers from the UK, the US…

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