galaxies
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…
Do We Look Like This Edge-On?
[/caption] Unfortunately, the Universe isn't equipped with any three-panel dressing room mirrors, so we can't see what our own Milky…
Astronomers Find Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Yet
[/caption] A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was a supermassive black hole….. Astronomers from the…
Violence Rocks the Cosmic Cradle
[/caption] We humans like to coddle and cuddle our young, protecting them in comfy, quiet nurseries where they will come…
Hubble, Gemini Spot ‘Hyperactive’ Stars in Small, Young Galaxies
We all know youngsters are a handful, but this really takes the cake: astronomers have clocked the speeds of stars in…
How Many Galaxies Have We Discovered?
[/caption] Astronomers think that there are hundreds of billions galaxies in the universe, however the exact number is not known.…
How Many Atoms Are There in the Universe?
It's no secret that the universe is an extremely vast place. That which we can observe (aka. "the known Universe")…
Galaxies Bring Dancing With the Stars to New Level
[/caption] What is small, mysterious, faint, in the process of losing mass, and can dance like crazy? Could it be…
Galaxy Zoo Discovers New Group of Galaxies: ‘Green Peas’
[/caption] Citizen scientists from the Galaxy Zoo project have discovered rare galaxies they're calling the “Green Peas.” They're small in size,…
Spitzer Finds a Cyclops Galaxy!
[/caption] Imagine peering through your telescope and having a wild creature with one Cyclops-like eye looking back at you! NASA's…