Astronomers spot signs of supermassive black hole mergers

This confirms the current understanding of cosmological evolution - that galaxies and their associated black holes merge over time, forming bigger and bigger galaxies and black holes.

Largest galaxy proto-supercluster found

Astronomers have discovered a titanic structure in the early universe, just two billion years after the Big Bang - a galaxy proto-supercluster, nicknamed Hyperion.

The Milky Way Could Be Spreading Life From Star to Star

According to the model of US researchers, the entire Milky Way (and even other galaxies) could be exchanging the components necessary for life.

Hundreds of galaxies hidden in quasar’s 46-billion-sun glare

MIT researchers have found the quasar, PKS 1353-341, is simply so bright it drowns out the light from hundreds of galaxies in a surrounding cluster.

Every Tiny Speck of Light in This Image Is a Galaxy

To help us grok the immensity of the cosmos, the European Space Agency has released a remarkable image of space in which every point is an entire galaxy.

Too Many Massive Stars in Starburst Galaxies, Near and Far

  • 5 Jun 2018

Astronomers have discovered that both starburst galaxies in the early Universe and a star-forming region in a nearby galaxy contain a much higher proportion of massive stars than is found in more peaceful galaxies.

Cosmic collision lights up the darkness

Though it resembles a peaceful rose swirling in the darkness of the cosmos, NGC 3256 is actually the site of a violent clash. This distorted galaxy is the relic of a collision between two spiral galaxies.

Most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies

An international team of astronomers is releasing the most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of nearby star-forming galaxies.

Star formation underway 250 million years after Big Bang

Astronomers have observed a galaxy 13.3 billion light years away that includes stars that must have been shining just 250 million years after the Big Bang.

A Hidden Galaxy Has Been Found Orbiting Our Milky Way

Scientists have found what looks like an exceedingly small galaxy in orbit around our Milky Way. Named Hydrus 1, it’s located about 90,000 light-years from Earth, between the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds.

Assembly of massive galaxy cluster witnessed for the first time

A dense flock of 14 galaxies from 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang is destined to become one of the most massive structures in the modern universe.

A New 3D Map of the Early Universe Reveals 4,000 Infant Galaxies

Astronomers from Lancaster University have modeled conditions during the earliest moments of the cosmos.

Hubble finds first galaxy in the local universe without dark matter

An international team of researchers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories have, for the first time, uncovered a galaxy that is missing dark matter.

New research reveals clearest infrared image yet of the center of our galaxy

A new research reveals a new high resolution map of the magnetic field lines in gas and dust swirling around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

The Andromeda Galaxy Is Not Nearly as Big as We Thought

New research suggests that, contrary to previous estimates, Andromeda galaxy isn’t much bigger than the Milky Way, and is practically our twin.