spiral galaxies

‘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

How To Crowdsource Astronomy Without People Messing It Up

Maybe it's because Jurassic Park is in theaters again, but we at Universe Today sometimes worry about how one person…

12 years ago

Galactic Archaeology: NGC 5907 – The Dragon Clash

[/caption] The sprawling northern constellation of Draco is home to a monumental galactic merger which left a singular spectacle -…

13 years ago

More to Meets the Eye in M33

The spiral galaxy M33 is one of the largest galaxies in our local group. This spiral galaxy is moderately tilted…

13 years ago

Testing the Spiral Density Wave Theory

[/caption]   Spiral galaxies are one of the most captivating structures in astronomy, yet their nature is still not fully…

13 years ago

Magnetic Fields in Spiral Galaxies – Explained at Last?

[/caption] That spiral galaxies have magnetic fields has been known for well over half a century (and predictions that they…

15 years ago