SDSS

Hearing the Early Universe’s Scream: Sloan Survey Announces New Findings

Imagine a single mission that would allow you to explore the Milky Way and beyond, investigating cosmic chemistry, hunting planets, mapping galactic…

9 years ago

Galactic Gong – Milky Way Struck and Still Ringing After 100 Million Years

When galaxies collide, stars are thrown from orbits, spiral arms are stretched and twisted, and now scientists say galaxies ring…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Mitch’s Mystery Star, Curiouser and Curiouser

[/caption] "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! (I found…

14 years ago

Galaxy Names

[/caption] Galaxy names come in a bewildering range of forms; from descriptive (e.g. Whirlpool Galaxy, Black Eye Galaxy, The Eyes),…

14 years ago