NASA zooms in on one of the oldest galaxies with the help of a cosmic magnifying glass
It might teach us about how galaxies such as the Milky Way evolved.
Tag: galaxy
Astronomers find one of the oldest known object in the Universe, formed only a billion years after Big Bang
It's supposed to be one of the first galaxies.
The Milky Way might not be your typical spiral galaxy but is it unique?
The Milky Way just got an ego boost.
We really are made of star stuff: half of the atoms inside us come from intergalactic space
Aside from the romantic aspect, the study also offers an important scientific perspective.
Supermassive black hole spotted struggling with its galactic meal
Sometimes, even a black hole can choke on its meal.
Supermassive black hole dislodged from its galactic throne travels at 5 million mph
In the aftermath of a titanic galactic battle, a merged black hole caused some waves.
Universe has 2 trillion galaxies, 20 times more than we thought, new study claims
We may have dramatically underestimated what lies in the Universe.
Two dwarf-galaxies have left the wilderness to join a galactic party
Drawn by gravity, a dwarf galaxy pair is leaving the void for a more crowded region of the universe.
Scientists uncover unique speed and direction of Milky Way’s spinning ‘halo’
The findings could reveal the location of the missing matter of our universe.
‘Little Lion Galaxy’ offers clues about the Big Bang
A faint, blue galaxy 30 million light years away from Earth could help us understand the conditions from the birth ...
Astronomers discover a new type of galaxy: Super Spirals
Astronomers have discovered a new species of galaxies in the cosmic wilderness.
Lonely planet is actually part of the largest planetary system in the Milky Way
Astronomers find the parent of an orphan planet. The finding makes the solar system the biggest in the galaxy.
First ‘growth chart’ developed for the Milky Way
The Milky Way has been around for at least 13.7 billion years, but it has its younger and older areas.
AstroPicture of the Week: Black Hole and Galaxy
A view of the galaxy NGC 5195, home to a supermassive black hole located in the ...
Astronomers discover massive ultra-dark galaxies – might be filled with dark matter
Astronomers have discovered a whopping 854 new ultra-dark galaxies which might have large quantities of the elusive dark matter, which ...
A crime in the sky: galaxies die by strangulation
There are two types of galaxies: 'alive' and 'dead' ones. Those galaxies that are still alive are called so because ...
Astronomers discover farthest galaxy yet
A team of astronomers from Yale and the University of California-Santa Cruz have looked back in time, discovering a galaxy ...
Milky Way Galaxy May be Way Larger Than Previously Thought
It is generally accepted that our galaxy has a diameter of nearly 100,000 light-years. However, findings of a new research, published ...
An old looking galaxy found in a young Universe
Many people change a lot after their youth... and so to did our Universe. Nowadays, galaxies contain both dust and ...
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