elliptical galaxies

There Aren’t Many Galaxies Like The Milky Way Nearby. Now We Know Why

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, maybe even a grand design spiral galaxy. We can't be sure from…

1 year ago

Galaxies Like the Milky Way are the Best for Life

A new study indicates that, contrary to what has been previously argued, galaxies like our own may be the most…

5 years ago

What Part of the Milky Way Can We See?

When you look up and see the Milky Way, you're gazing into the heart of our home galaxy. What, exactly,…

10 years ago

First Glimpse of a Young Galactic Core Forming in the Early Universe

Astronomers have spotted, for the first time, a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn stars…

10 years ago

‘Green Valley’ Of Galaxies Shows Off Gas And Star Formation

We keep saying this: the universe is more complex than it appears. Conventional thinking in galaxy research postulates that spiral galaxies…

11 years ago