A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
A new computational method gleans more information than its predecessors from maps showing how galaxies are clustered and threaded throughout the universe.
Gaia, the European Space Agency’s observatory that is mapping the Milky Way, has completed the sky-scanning phase of its ...
The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.
High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.
The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter ...
Astronomers have identified a colossal giant radio galaxy (GRG) stretching 3.3 million light-years across—32 times the size ...
Scientists from the University of Cape Town (UCT), using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array in the Karoo, have discovered a rare giant radio galaxy (GRG). They have named it “Inkathazo”, and ...
Recently, a team of astronomers made an extraordinary discovery: a new giant radio galaxy (GRG) named Inkathazo, detected ...
The discovery of a rare giant radio galaxy, “Inkathazo”, will help astronomers further understand the largest structures in ...