Gravitational Lensing
A Cosmic Collision: Our Best View Yet of Two Distant Galaxies Merging
An international team of astronomers has obtained the best view yet of two galaxies colliding when the universe was only…
Merging Giant Galaxies Sport ‘Blue Bling’ in New Hubble Pic
On a summer night, high above our heads, where the Northern Crown and Herdsman meet, a titanic new galaxy is…
New Hubble View Shows Objects a Billion Times Fainter Than Your Eyes Can See
While this image isn’t as deep as the Hubble Deep Field, this 14-hour exposure by the Hubble Space Telescope shows…
How Massive Is A Neutrino? Cosmology Experiment Gives A Clue
There have been a lot of attempts over the years to figure out the mass of a neutrino (a type…
How We Know Gravity is Not (Just) a Force
When we think of gravity, we typically think of it as a force between masses. When you step on a…
Novel Strategy May Help Target Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life
Discovering life beyond Earth might just be the holy grail of science. And even though we have yet to find…
Watch Live Webcast: Space Warps
Want to join the hunt for new galaxies? During a special G+ Hangout today, June 5, a team of astronomers…
ALMA Eyes Most Distant Star-forming Galaxy
Let's turn down the lights and set the stage... We're moving off through space, looking not only at distant galaxies,…
NASA Finds a Space Invader
Pew pew! NASA has found a Space Invader, but they won’t be activating any laser cannons to shoot it down.…
Now Even Further: Ancient Galaxy is Latest Candidate for Most Distant
It seems that every few months or so comes a new discovery of a new “most distant galaxy ever found.”…