Galaxies build themselves up slowly over time by cannibalizing their neighbors. Using an advanced suite of computer simulations, researchers have…
Like other spiral galaxies, the Milky Way has a bulging sphere of stars in its center. It's called "The Bulge,"…
The behaviour of galaxies in the early Universe attracts a lot of attention from researchers. In fact, everything about the…
A team of researchers has discovered a complex network of filamentary structures in the Milky Way. The structures are made…
The heart of the Milky Way can be a mysterious place. A gigantic black hole resides there, and it's surrounded…
Astronomers have found a new type of galaxy that is very old, very distant and very bright in ultraviolet light.…
Massive galaxies like our Milky Way gain mass by absorbing smaller galaxies. The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic…
Some galaxies are too small, and some galaxies are too big, while others are just right. A new survey of…
It's possible that you've seen the Andromeda galaxy (M31) without even realizing it. The massive spiral galaxy appears as a…
A new study finds that while black holes drive the formation of galaxies, they are also what kills them in…