dwarf galaxies
Gravitational Waves Might be the Key to Finding Dark Matter
Exotic dark matter theories. Gravitational waves. Observatories in space. Giant black holes. Colliding galaxies. Lasers. If you're a fan of…
Carnival of Space #575
Welcome to the 575th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 498: Dwarf Galaxy Update
The Milky Way has gobbled up dozens of dwarf galaxies and added them to its structure. Today we're going to…
Dwarf Dark Matter Galaxy Hides In Einstein Ring
The discovery of a Dwarf Dark Galaxy addresses the Missing Satellite Problem, and tells us we're on the right track…
The Milky Way Galaxy’s Dark Halo Of Star Formation
A new study shows that Dark Matter is triggering star formation in dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way.
Weekly Space Hangout – March 27, 2015: Dark Matter Galaxy “X” with Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Lead Investigator for team that may have discovered Dark Matter Galaxy…
Dwarf Galaxies That Dance? Andromeda Observations Reveal A Larger Cosmic Mystery
What is up with these dwarf galaxies? A survey of thousands of galaxies using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey reveals…
Powerful Starbursts in Dwarf Galaxies Helped Shape the Early Universe, a New Study Suggests
Massive galaxies in the early Universe formed stars at a much faster clip than they do today — creating the…
We Are Stardust… We Are Cold Then
[/caption] When we think of stars, we might think of their building blocks as white hot... But that's not particularly…
Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy – A Beast With Four Tails?
[/caption] Galactic interactions can have big effects on the shapes of the disks of galaxies. So what happens when a…