Tag: Galaxy

The newly discovered feature offers insight into the large-scale structure of our galaxy, which is difficult to study from Earth’s position inside it. Scientists have...

Some physical systems, especially in the quantum world, do not reach a stable equilibrium even after a long time. An ETH researcher has now...

Astronomers have spotted a giant 'blinking' star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away. An international team of astronomers...

New research reveals, with unprecedented clarity, details of violent phenomena in the center of our galaxy. Scientists reveal the clearest picture yet of a...

Astronomers discover that galaxy UGC 10738 is similar to the Milky Way galaxy revealing that spiral galaxies are typical. This new discovery shows how...

Researchers developed a new dark matter map in the local universe using a large set of galaxy simulations including galaxies, gasses, other visible matter, as well as...

This image was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and shows a starburst galaxy named MCG+07-33-027. This galaxy...

Artist's rendering of WISE 0855 as it might appear if viewed up close in infrared light. Credit: Illustration by Joy Pollard, Gemini Observatory/AURA Since its detection...

Scale and compass image for Kiso 5639. Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI) Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth's skies. NASA's Hubble...

Gas and stars in a slice of the EAGLE simulations at the present day. The intensity shows the gas density, while the color encodes...

Deep in the heart of the Abell 2597 Brightest Cluster Galaxy, astronomers see a small cluster of giant gas clouds raining in on the...