galaxies
What Can Slime Mold Teach Us About the Universe?
What can slime molds tell us about the large-scale structure of the Universe and the evolution of galaxies? These things…
What a Mess. When the Milky Way and Andromeda Merge, it'll Look Like This
No need to panic, but the Andromeda Galaxy is barreling towards us. It is due to begin merging with the…
Astronomers Release a Cosmic Atlas of 380,000 Galaxies in our Neighborhood
The Milky Way is just one galaxy in a vast cosmic web that makes up the Universe's large-scale structure. While…
Compare Images of a Galaxy Seen by Both Hubble and JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is widely considered to be better than the Hubble Space Telescope. But the JWST doesn't…
Seeing the Web Connecting Galaxies Across the Universe
One hundred years ago, we didn't know there was anything outside of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Now we…
Lose Yourself in the JWST’s Exquisite Image of Barnard’s Galaxy
There may come a day when we grow weary of JWST images. But it's not today. Today, we can lose…
Finally! Astronomers are Starting to See the First Galaxies Coming Together With JWST
One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s principal science goals is to observe the epoch where we think that the…
The JWST is Forcing Astronomers to Rethink Early Galaxies
The JWST has surprised astronomers again. Contrary to our existing understanding, the JWST showed us that the early Universe was…
The Race to Find the Farthest Galaxy Continues
The very early Universe was a busy place, particularly when stars and galaxies began to form. Astronomers eagerly search for…
Galaxies Breathe Gas, and When They Stop, No More Stars Form
For most of the history of astronomy, all we could see were stars. We could see them individually, in clusters,…