galaxy formation
Elliptical Galaxy Messier 110 Has a Surprising Core of Hot Blue Stars
Messier 110 (NGC 205) is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy. It's a dwarf elliptical galaxy, a common type of…
Astronomers Uncover Dozens of Previously Unknown Ancient and Massive Galaxies
An international team of astronomers led by the University of Tokyo used ALMA to view 39 previously-undiscovered ancient galaxies.
What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See? A Whole Bunch of Dust, That’s What
When it comes to the first galaxies, the James Webb Space Telescope will attempt to understand the formation of those…
The Milky Way is Actually Warped
A new study by a team of Chinese scientists has shown that the galaxy actually has a warped, S-shape to…
We’re in the Milky Way’s Second Life. Star Formation was Shut Down for Billions of Years
According to a new study, the Milky Way Galaxy experienced two periods of star formation, with a two-billion dormancy period…
Globular Clusters Might not be as Old as Astronomers Thought. Like, Billions of Years Younger
According to a new study by a team of astronomers, globular clusters are several billion years younger than previously thought.
Hubble Finds a Galaxy with Almost no Dark Matter
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope and other ground-based observatories, a team of astronomers have found a galaxy that…
The First Results From The IllustrisTNG Simulation Of The Universe Has Been Completed, Showing How Our Cosmos Evolved From The Big Bang
The IllustrusTNG Project has created a large and detailed simulation of the Universe. It's helping us answer some important questions…
Galaxies Swell due to Explosive Action of New Stars
A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed that modern galaxy shapes may be the result of…
Using the ‘Missing Physics’ of Stellar Feedback to Accurately Simulate Galaxies from the Big Bang to Today
For the first time, astronomers are able to accurately simulate galaxies from shortly after the big bang to today by…