galaxies
Is Everything in the Universe Expanding?
The Universe is expanding. Distant galaxies are moving away from us in all directions. It’s natural to wonder, is everything…
Virtual Star Party – December 1, 2013 – Dying Comets, Smashing Galaxies and Cosmic Bees
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Roy Salisbury, Steven Coates, Tom Nathe, Stuart Foreman (more…)
Astronomers Catch a Galactic Threesome in the Act
An enormous and incredibly luminous distant galaxy has turned out to actually be three galaxies in the process of merging…
What Is The Evidence For The Big Bang?
Almost all astronomers agree on the theory of the Big Bang, that the entire Universe is spreading apart, with distant…
Virtual Star Party – November 10, 2013
Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Stuart Forman, David Dickinson, Tom Nathe, Roy Salisbury, Mike Phillips, Thad Szabo (more…)
Weekly Space Hangout – October 25, 2013: Preventing Asteroids, More Comets, Worldview Balloon
So much space news, so little time. We had a great Weekly Space Hangout with several of our familiar space…
Virtual Star Party – October 20, 2013: In Space, Nobody can Hear You Waka-Waka-Waka-Waka!
Sunday's Virtual Star Party felt like a reunion, with Mike Phillips, Gary Gonella, and Roy Salisbury supplying images and Scott…
Virtual Star Party – October 13, 2013
We've got a pretty bright Moon, but that just means we've got another target for the Virtual Star Party. Tonight…
Virtual Star Party – October 6, 2013
Another wonderful Virtual Star Party, this time with 6 astronomers broadcasting their view of the night sky live. We had…
Stars in this Jam-Packed Galaxy are 25 Times Closer Together than in the Milky Way
Meet galaxy M60-UCD1. This is not your average, every day, ordinary galaxy. First of all, it’s what is known as…