galaxy evolution
Deep Blue Astrophotography – Imaging Galactic Shells
[/caption] As a professional astronomy journalist, I read a lot of science papers. It hasn't been all that long ago…
Early Galaxy Chemistry: VLT Observes Gamma-Ray Burst
[/caption] "Shot through the heart and you're to blame..." There's nothing more powerful than a gamma-ray burst. These abrupt, mega-bright…
Determining The Galaxy Collision Rate
[/caption] Big galaxies... Little galaxies... But how often do they meet? Thanks to information from some of the latest Hubble…
Red-Burning Galaxies… Let’s Get The Party Started!
[/caption] Utilizing the Subaru Telescope, a research team of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and the National Astronomical Society…
Better Late Than Never: Dwarf Galaxies Finally Come Together
[/caption] Have you heard of 'living fossils'? The coelacanth, the ginko tree, the platypus, and several others are species alive…
Youngsters Caught Gorging – on Gas
[/caption] Galaxies long, long ago were very fecund; they gave birth to stars at a rate at least ten times…