galaxies
Help Your Hubble ANGST With Latest Survey Images
[/caption] Everyone is suffering from severe angst about the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope, and now, on the heels…
Companion Dwarf Galaxy Almost Invisible
A team of astronomers has discovered the least luminous, most dark matter-filled galaxy known to exist. The Segue 1 galaxy…
Do All Galaxies Have Tentacles?
This Hubble Space Telescope image of two spiral galaxies shows an interesting feature on the smaller galaxy. Silhouetted in front…
Our Sun May Have Migrated Over Time
[/caption] When you stir cream in your coffee or tea, does the swirl stay the same or does it change…
Pretty Picture of the Day: M83
What a great way to start the day, with a gorgeous image like this one of the galaxy Messier 83,…
Clash of Clusters Separates Dark Matter From Ordinary Matter
[/caption] A powerful collision of galaxy clusters captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory provides evidence for…
Cosmic ‘Needle in a Haystack’ Confirms Dark Energy
[/caption] A massive cluster of galaxies seen in the distant universe by ESA’s orbiting XMM-Newton x-ray observatory is so big…
Hubble Spies Beautiful, Beastly Monster Galaxy
Complete with tentacles, a supermassive black hole and x-ray emitting gas, a monster of a galaxy has been found by…
Dark Matter is Missing From Cosmic Voids
[/caption] Cosmic voids really are devoid of matter. Astronomers have found that even the pervasive 'dark matter' which accounts for…
Milky Way Creates a Mess by Stealing Stars from Nearby Galaxies
[/caption] The halo of stars that envelops the outer Milky Way galaxy is like a "jumble of pasta" said one…