galaxies
Twinkle Twinkle Little Missing Stars, How I Wonder Where you are?
[/caption] ‘Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are?’ This nursery rhyme is one of the best loved…
Hollywood-like Galactic Encounter Results in Baby Stars
Like news ripped from a Hollywood tabloid, this saga includes an encounter between two individuals; one aging, and thought to…
Hubble Provides Most Detailed Dark Matter Map Yet
[/caption] Using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, astronomers have been able to chart invisible dark matter in a distant galaxy,…
PSA: Bars Kill Galaxies
[/caption]Many spiral galaxies are known to harbor bars. Not the sort in which liquor is served as a social lubricant,…
Missing Milky Way Dark Matter
[/caption]Although dark matter is inherently difficult to observe, an understanding of its properties (even if not its nature) allows astronomers…
Herschel Provides Gravitational Lens Bonanza
[/caption]One of the predictions of Einstein's predictions from general relativity was that gravity could distort space itself and potentially, act…
Where’s M31’s Thick Disc?
Within our own galaxy, the thick disc is a distinct population of stars that resides above and below the main…
HAWK-I Hunts Down Spiral Galaxies in Stunning Detail
[/caption] Just like its ornithological namesake, the HAWK-I imager on the Very Large Telescope uses its piercing eyesight to hunt…
VLT, Hubble Smash Record for Eyeing Most Distant Galaxy
[/caption] Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have looked back to find the most…
Stolen: Magellanic Clouds – Return to Andromeda
The Magellanic Clouds are an oddity. Their relative velocity is suspiciously close to the escape velocity of the Milky Way…