galaxy formation
Wrapping Around The Mystery Of Spiral Galaxy Arms
How disk galaxies form their spiral arms have been puzzling astrophysicists for almost as long as they have been observing…
Speca – An Intriguing Look Into The Beginning Of A Black Hole Jet
[/caption] Its name is SPECA - a Spiral-host Episodic radio galaxy tracing Cluster Accretion. That's certainly a mouthful of words…
The Care And Feeding Of Teenage Galaxies… And By The Way, They Need Gas
[/caption] Got a teenager? Then you know the story. Go to look for your favorite bag of chips and they're…
Galactic Archaeology: NGC 5907 – The Dragon Clash
[/caption] The sprawling northern constellation of Draco is home to a monumental galactic merger which left a singular spectacle -…
The Genesis of Galaxy Eris…
[/caption] In as much time as it takes to give birth to human life, a supercomputer and a team of…
Galactic Mergers Fail to Feed Black Holes
[/caption] The large black holes that reside at the center of galaxies can be hungry beasts. As dust and gas…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Secular Evolution
[/caption] A traditional galaxy evolution model has it that you start with spiral galaxies – which might grow in size…
Taking a Galaxy’s Temperature
[/caption] The role that supermassive black holes play in the formation of galaxies is a "hot" topic in astronomy. Using…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Black Hole Evolution
[/caption] While only observable by inference, the existence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centre of most - if…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Not So Ordinary
[/caption] Sorry - a bit of southern sky bias in this one. But it does seem that our favourite down…