galaxies
Homeless Supernovae
[/caption] In a post earlier this month, we looked at a team of astronomers searching for stars that were on…
Globular Clusters on a Plane
[/caption] Globular clusters are generally some of the oldest structures in our galaxy. Many of the most famous ones formed…
Gas, Not Galaxy Collisions Responsible for Star Formation in Early Universe
[/caption] Was the universe a kinder, gentler place in the past that we have thought? The Herschel space observatory has…
The Genesis of Galaxy Eris…
[/caption] In as much time as it takes to give birth to human life, a supercomputer and a team of…
Rare New Galaxy Reveals Black Hole Jet Secrets
[/caption] A newly discovered galaxy is aiding astronomers in the research into the early evolution of individual galaxies and galaxy…
Looking Into a Pair of Cosmic Eyes
[/caption] Have you ever looked through your telescope and felt like you were being watched? These two galaxies in the…
The Lyman-Alpha Blob That Ate The Universe…
[/caption] It's called a Lyman-alpha blob and it's one of the largest known single objects in the Universe. It first…
Red-Burning Galaxies… Let’s Get The Party Started!
[/caption] Utilizing the Subaru Telescope, a research team of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and the National Astronomical Society…
The Hidden Galaxy in the Zone of Avoidance
[/caption] There are some places astronomers dare not tread. One of the prime places is beyond the disk of our…
Alone In The Dark?
[/caption] Two years ago, Marla Geha, a Yale University astronomer, Joshua Simon from the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and their…