970 results for "galaxies"

Posted on May 29, 2018 in Black Hole, NASA, Physics A star that wanders too close to the supermassive black hole in the center of its galaxy will be torn...

Posted on May 23, 2018 in Dark Matter, Galaxies, Space Dark galaxies are essentially devoid of stars, therefore they don’t emit any light that telescopes can catch. This makes them...

Posted on May 4, 2018   For decades, astronomers have noticed that the behavior of galaxies and galaxy clusters doesn’t seem to fit the predictions of general relativity. Dark matter...

Posted on Apr 25, 2018 in Cosmos, Galaxies, Space, Universe “The fact that this is happening so early in the history of the universe poses a formidable challenge to our...

Posted on Mar 13, 2018 in Galaxies, Space, Universe Astronomers have discovered that all galaxies rotate once every billion years, no matter how big they are. “It’s not Swiss watch...

Posted on Feb 15, 2018 in Black Hole, Galaxies, Universe The growth of the biggest black holes in the Universe is outrunning the rate of formation of stars in the...

Posted on Feb 2, 2018 in Galaxies, Science, Space “So this means that we are missing something,” said Marcel Pawlowski, a Hubble Fellow in the Department of Physics & Astronomy...

Posted on Dec 4, 2017 in Uncategorized   “One way to understand why the dark matter is lagging behind the luminous matter is that the dark matter particles actually have...

Posted on Sep 10, 2017   Astronomers found that active star formation upswells galaxies, like yeast helps bread rise. Using three powerful telescopes on the ground and in orbit, they...

Posted on Aug 23, 2017 Are the stars in ultra-diffuse galaxies gravitationally bound due to an especially high dark matter content? Our solar system is located amid an enormous galaxy...

Posted on Jul 14, 2017 An exciting new discovery will help to shed light on the perplexing question; how such extreme large scale, prominent matter-density enhancements had formed billions of...

Posted on Jul 31, 2017 in Uncategorized Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe...

Posted on Mar 10, 2017 in Astronomy, Science, Space Quasars, stupendously bright regions in the cores of galaxies, powered by gargantuan black holes, will deepen our understanding of why nearly...

Posted on Mar 31, 2017 The vast polar structure–a plane of satellite galaxies at the poles of the Milky Way–is at the center of a tug-of-war between scientists who disagree...

Posted on Dec 12, 2016 “The quasars observed in the early universe resemble giant babies in a delivery room full of normal infants,” observed Avi Loeb of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center...

Posted on Nov 22, 2015 in Uncategorized Data from the Planck telescope have confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt a theory of the quantum origin of structure in the Universe. What...

Posted on Jul 19, 2015 in Uncategorized By using the best available data to monitor galactic traffic in our neighborhood, Noam Libeskind from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)...

he Hubble Space Telescope site estimates there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe. A recent German super-computer simulation estimates that the number may be as high as...

Researchers have detected the most powerful gamma rays ever recorded at the center of the Milky Way, confirming the presence of a PeVatron, a cosmic accelerator that produces some of…

NASA has unveiled a prototype telescope for the LISA mission, a collaboration with ESA to detect gravitational waves from space. Set to launch in the mid-2030s, LISA will feature three…

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy IC 3225, zooming through the dense Virgo galaxy cluster like a cosmic cannonball. The galaxy is undergoing…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has uncovered five ancient quasars that defy established models of cosmic formation. These lonely quasars, observed in regions of space with few neighboring galaxies,…

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed rigorous centrifuge testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, simulating the intense forces it will experience during launch. The tests evaluated the…

A new generation of powerful telescopes is set to revolutionize our understanding of the universe. From the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) to the Rubin Observatory, these cutting-edge instruments will…

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of Messier 90 (M90), a spiral galaxy located 55 million light-years away in the Virgo constellation. Uniquely, M90 is one…

A nearby microquasar within our galaxy has been discovered to emit gamma rays with unprecedented energy levels, reaching up to 200 teraelectronvolts. The discovery, made using data from the HAWC…

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured new, detailed images of the symbiotic binary star R Aquarii, located 700 light-years from Earth. This dynamic system, composed of a red giant and…

Astronomers have discovered the oldest stellar disk in the Milky Way, named PanGu, which formed more than 13 billion years ago. This ancient structure reveals that the Milky Way’s growth…

The Euclid Space Telescope, launched by the European Space Agency, has released its first detailed images of the universe as part of its mission to map the cosmos. This first…

Astronomers have captured a direct image of AF Leporis b, a young gas giant exoplanet 88 light-years from Earth, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This observation marks a…

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery about the early universe using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The telescope has observed a galaxy forming stars in an unexpected pattern, only…

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of Westerlund 1, the largest remaining super star cluster in the Milky Way, revealing a dense collection of massive…

NASA has recently unveiled groundbreaking insights into black holes and their star-devouring habits, revealing how these cosmic giants actively consume nearby stars. Using advanced observational technology from missions like the…

NASA is on the verge of a new era in space exploration with the launch of its Probe Explorers program. Two groundbreaking missions—an Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite and a Far-Infrared…

A newly discovered galaxy, REBELS-25, has stunned astronomers by displaying a smooth, rotating disk structure similar to our own Milky Way, despite forming just 700 million years after the Big…

Recent research suggests that the Milky Way and its neighboring galaxies are part of a much larger cosmic structure than previously thought. Astronomers have discovered that the Laniakea supercluster may…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a gravitationally lensed supernova, named Supernova H0pe, which is helping refine the Hubble constant and shed light on the ongoing mystery of the…

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that jets from a supermassive black hole in the M87 galaxy are causing nearby stars to erupt in explosive novae. These stellar…

A recent study suggests that dark matter may interact with regular matter in ways beyond gravity, challenging long-held assumptions. Focusing on ultrafaint dwarf galaxies (UFDs), researchers found that the distribution…

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a peculiar galaxy, GS-NDG-9422, where gas outshines its stars—a phenomenon never seen before. Found approximately one billion years after the Big Bang, the…

Researchers have discovered a magnetic halo around the Milky Way, revealing large-scale magnetized structures extending over 16,000 light-years above and below the galaxy's plane. These structures are linked to powerful…

A new study using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) has revealed that quasars in the early universe are surrounded by dense clusters of companion galaxies, but with an unexpected void…

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have observed two pairs of supermassive black holes on the verge of merging in distant dwarf galaxies. This rare cosmic event offers a unique window…

An amateur astronomer, Felix Schöfbänker, has captured rare images of classified US spy satellites, including FIA-Radars and KH-11 optical satellites, revealing details about their structure and behavior. His observations offer…

Astronomers are increasingly concerned about the radio wave leakage from SpaceX's Starlink V2-mini satellites, which emit up to 32 times more radiation than earlier models. This interference poses a significant…

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a rare phenomenon in the Zwicky 8338 (Z8338) galaxy cluster, located 670 million light-years from Earth. Astronomers discovered two streams of superheated gas crossing…

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning infrared view of Arp 107, a pair of galaxies colliding 465 million light-years away. This interaction has triggered new waves of…

Astronomers have discovered colossal black hole jets stretching an unprecedented 23 million light-years across the cosmos, the longest ever observed. These jets, named Porphyrion, originate from a supermassive black hole…

Scientists are exploring the possibility that primordial black holes, tiny remnants from the early universe, could pass through our solar system undetected. These black holes, far smaller than their stellar…

Hubble captures a breathtaking view of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559, highlighting active star formation in Reticulum.