galaxies
“X” Marks Puzzling Galactic Bulge
Looking at a galaxy edge-on provides astronomers the opportunity to study different aspects of galaxies than a face-on view offers.…
Hints of More Extra-Galactic Planets
[/caption] We regularly report on the discovery of extrasolar planets in our galaxy, but earlier this year came news of…
Do “Skeleton” Filaments Give Structure to the Universe?
This 3D illustration shows the position of the galaxies and reveals the extent of this gigantic structure. The galaxies located…
Solving the Mystery of Cosmic Rays’ Origins
What accelerates cosmic rays to nearly the speed of light? Astronomer have pondered that question for nearly 100 years, and…
Galaxy Cluster Far, Far Away Smashes Distance Record
[/caption] A galaxy cluster located about 10.2 billion light years from Earth has been discovered by combining data from NASA's…
Straight From the Island of Misfit Galaxies: Barnard
[/caption] By galactic standards, Barnard is a misfit. This galaxy is diminutive, oddly shaped, and hard to see. But give…
New Hubble Release: Dramatic Galaxy Collision
[/caption] At first glance, this latest image release from Hubble appears to be one really bizarre-looking galaxy. But actually, this…
Hubble Sees Galaxies Stripped by Ram Pressure
[/caption] Strange forces of nature are stripping away gas from galaxies in the Virgo cluster. An extremely hot X-ray emitting…
Best Ever View of Andromeda in Ultraviolet
[/caption] Normally, the Swift satellite is searching for distant cosmic explosions. But recently it took some time to take a…
Andromeda Galaxy Eating the Neighborhood
[/caption] From Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy looks like a calm, bright galaxy, and is visible with the naked eye in…