galaxies
Galaxies Aren’t Just Stars. They’re Intricate Networks of Gas and Dust
Astronomers have studied the star formation process for decades. As we get more and more capable telescopes, the intricate details…
According to Simulations, the Milky Way is One in a Million
Humanity is in a back-and-forth relationship with nature. First, we thought we were at the center of everything, with the…
Dust is Hiding how Powerful Quasars Really are
A new study has found that Active Galactic Nuclei are much brighter and similar to one another than previously thought.
You’re Looking at a Map of the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field
Using telescopes that study the sky in the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum, astronomers have successfully mapped the structure…
New JWST Image Shows That Grand Spiral Galaxies had Already Formed 11 Billion Years ago
For the first time this week, photos from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed that stellar bars were present…
New Measurements of Galaxy Rotation Lean Towards Modified Gravity as an Explanation for Dark Matter
Although dark matter is a central part of the standard cosmological model, it's not without its issues. There continue to…
Is the Milky Way… Normal?
Studying the large-scale structure of our galaxy isn’t easy. We don’t have a clear view of the Milky Way's shape…
A Star was Blocking a Galaxy, but Now it’s Moved Enough That Astronomers can Finally Examine What it Was Hiding
One of the biggest puzzles in astronomy, and one of the hardest ones to solve, concerns the formation and evolution…
Gaze Slack-jawed at the Haunting Beauty of Galaxy NGC 1566, Captured by JWST, Processed by Judy Schmidt
Here's an absolutely stunning new view from the James Webb Space Telescope of a dusty spiral galaxy, NGC 1566. Amateur…
The Perfect Tidal Tail Connects These two Galaxies Seen by Hubble
Sometimes it's tempting to imagine a supernatural hand behind the arrangement of celestial bodies. But the Universe is big, huge…