galaxies
A Galaxy Only 350 Million Years Old Had Surprising Amounts of Metal
Astrophysicists working with the JWST have found a surprising amount of metal in a galaxy only 350 million years after…
The Universe Can't Hide Behind the Zone of Avoidance Any Longer
The Solar System sits within the galactic plane, so it was once impossible to look past the core of the…
Mystery Solved. How We Get Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies
I have been fascinated by galaxies for most of my adult life. I find it amazing that, just as we…
What Can Slime Mold Teach Us About the Universe?
What can slime molds tell us about the large-scale structure of the Universe and the evolution of galaxies? These things…
What a Mess. When the Milky Way and Andromeda Merge, it'll Look Like This
No need to panic, but the Andromeda Galaxy is barreling towards us. It is due to begin merging with the…
Astronomers Release a Cosmic Atlas of 380,000 Galaxies in our Neighborhood
The Milky Way is just one galaxy in a vast cosmic web that makes up the Universe's large-scale structure. While…
Compare Images of a Galaxy Seen by Both Hubble and JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is widely considered to be better than the Hubble Space Telescope. But the JWST doesn't…
Seeing the Web Connecting Galaxies Across the Universe
One hundred years ago, we didn't know there was anything outside of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Now we…
Lose Yourself in the JWST’s Exquisite Image of Barnard’s Galaxy
There may come a day when we grow weary of JWST images. But it's not today. Today, we can lose…
Finally! Astronomers are Starting to See the First Galaxies Coming Together With JWST
One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s principal science goals is to observe the epoch where we think that the…