Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...
This task is somewhat less challenging around the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way, Andromeda. Other dwarf galaxies have been spotted around Andromeda before, but these have been large and ...
Astronomers have made a surprising discovery that challenges current theories of galaxy formation. A colossal disk-shaped ...
When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...
A team of Harvard astrophysicists discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky ...
Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of... That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster ...
A star has been spotted shooting away from the heart of our galaxy at around 500 kilometres per second, giving astronomers ...
This appears to be the closest supermassive black hole outside our Milky Way galaxy, according to a report that's appearing in The Astrophysical Journal. While scientists think that most galaxies ...