Astronomy
How Do Galaxies Get Named?
[/caption] Andromeda, M31, Triangulum, NGC 2403 the Whirlpool... have you ever wondered how galaxies get their names? Galaxies usually have…
Galactic Alignment
[/caption] Just like the Earth orbits the Sun, the Sun itself is part of the Milky Way galaxy. It takes…
Galactic Equator
[/caption] The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, measuring 100,000 light-years across, but only 1,000 light-years thick. Imagine a spinning…
Galactic Plane
[/caption] The Milky Way is a vast spiral galaxy, shaped a bit like a spinning record; just one that measures…
Distance to Andromeda
[/caption] The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.54 million light-years, or 778 kiloparsecs. The Andromeda Galaxy can be seen…
Galaxy Rotation
[/caption] Look across the Universe, and you'll see that almost everything is rotating. The Earth rotates on its axis as…
What is the Largest Galaxy?
[/caption] Galaxies can range in size from having just a few million stars to well over a trillion stars. But…
Ring Galaxy
[/caption] There are spiral galaxies and elliptical galaxies, but one of the strangest you're ever going to see is a…
Comet Galaxy
[/caption] The "Comet Galaxy" is actually just one galaxy located in a distant galaxy cluster known as Abell 2667, located…
Unusual Cargo Headed to Hubble: A Basketball?
[/caption] Most people know Edwin Hubble as a famed astronomer, but he also starred as a forward on the University…