New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...
In a nutshell A rare cosmic alignment has given astronomers an unprecedented view of two galaxies from 7 billion years ago, ...
The galaxy evolution group at RIT investigates numerous questions related to our cosmic origins, such as how galaxies formed and evolved over time, what drives star formation and subsequent quenching ...
Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has ...
Galaxies are astronomical objects composed of billions or even trillions of stars. Our Earth and solar system are just a tiny ...
More information: Kristen B. W. McQuinn et al, The Ancient Star Formation History of the Extremely Low-mass Galaxy Leo P: An Emerging Trend of a Post-reionization Pause in Star Formation ...
Discovery sheds light on galaxy formation The tidal tail resulted from gravitational interactions between NGC 3785 and a neighbouring galaxy. These forces pulled stars and gas into a long stream ...