galaxy formation
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Black Hole Evolution
[/caption] While only observable by inference, the existence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centre of most - if…
14 years ago
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Not So Ordinary
[/caption] Sorry - a bit of southern sky bias in this one. But it does seem that our favourite down…
14 years ago
The Case of the Missing Bulges
The Hubble sequence is astronomer's main tool for classifying galaxies. On one side, you have elliptical galaxies with defined structure.…
14 years ago
Death in the Sky: M31 Shreds its Satellites
[/caption] An international team of astronomers has identified two new tidal streams in M31, the Andromeda galaxy. They are more-or-less…
15 years ago
Quasar Caught Building Future Home Galaxy
The birth of galaxies is quite a complicated affair, and little is known about whether the supermassive black holes at…
15 years ago