What happens when galaxies collide? Well, if any humans are around in about a billion years, they might find out.…
Galaxy mergers are beautiful sights, but ultimately deadly. In the midst of the collision, the combined galaxy will shine brighter…
Computers are known for their ability to spot patterns. It’s what they are good at, and over the last 50+…
Audio narration by the author is available above 10 billion years ago, galaxies of the Universe were ablaze with the…
Say hello to NGC 6946, otherwise known as the Fireworks Galaxy. This little galaxy is the most prolific producer of…
Galaxies are supposed to build up a very slowly, taking billions of years to acquire their vast bulk. But a…
A monster lurks at the heart of many galaxies – even our own Milky Way. This monster possesses the mass…
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…