elliptical galaxies
There Aren’t Many Galaxies Like The Milky Way Nearby. Now We Know Why
The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, maybe even a grand design spiral galaxy. We can't be sure from…
5 months ago
Galaxies Like the Milky Way are the Best for Life
A new study indicates that, contrary to what has been previously argued, galaxies like our own may be the most…
4 years ago
What Part of the Milky Way Can We See?
When you look up and see the Milky Way, you're gazing into the heart of our home galaxy. What, exactly,…
10 years ago
First Glimpse of a Young Galactic Core Forming in the Early Universe
Astronomers have spotted, for the first time, a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn stars…
10 years ago
‘Green Valley’ Of Galaxies Shows Off Gas And Star Formation
We keep saying this: the universe is more complex than it appears. Conventional thinking in galaxy research postulates that spiral galaxies…
10 years ago