Galaxy
Astrophysicists have Detected The Faintest Galaxy Known So Far
May 20, 2016 | EditorsUsing the W. M. Keck Observatory located on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, astrophysicists at University of California have detected the faintest galaxy ever, born just after the Big Bang. Read More
IC 1101: The Largest Galaxy In the Known Universe
May 2, 2016 | Editors 2There are about 100 billion to 200 billion galaxies in the observable universe. For roughly 13 billion years they’ve swarmed around each other, colliding and merging, undergoing rapid star formation and suffering periods of drought, where no new stars are born. Read More
GN-z11 Is The Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen Yet
March 5, 2016 | EditorsAstronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope, announced that they have observed and confirmed the most distant galaxies ever detected by pushing Hubble to its limits. Read More
NASA Detects The Brighest Flare Ever From A Distant Galaxy
July 14, 2015 | EditorsAstronomers have managed to analyse a spectacular flare from a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy 3C 279, a record flare that happened five billion years ago. Read More
Astronomers Have Found Clear Link Between Black Holes And Galactic Merger
June 1, 2015 | EditorsUsing the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the relationship between monster black holes that power radio-signal-emitting galactic jets and galaxies that have undergone mergers. Read More
Astronomers Discover The Most Luminous Galaxy In The Cosmos
May 23, 2015 | EditorsFar off in the universe, there’s a remote galaxy that shines as bright as 300 trillion suns and according to NASA, it is currently the most luminous galaxy ever seen. Read More
Astronomers Discovered New Class Of Galaxies That Shouldn’t Exist
May 20, 2015 | EditorsAn international team of researchers using the 10m telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory have discovered unusual class of galaxies, called ultra-diffuse galaxies, in distant space. Read More
Our Sun Born Much Later After Milky Way’s “Star Birthing” Party
April 26, 2015 | EditorsBillion years ago, galaxies like our Milky Way underwent an era of prolific star formation, churning out stars at a frenzy rate, 30 times faster than they do today. Read More
Astronomers Discover 11 Homeless Galaxies Ejected By Galactic Collisions
April 24, 2015 | EditorsTwo Russian astronomers have spotted 11 homeless galaxies that have been flung out of their homes to wander out in deep space, millions of light years from their nearest neighbours. Read More
Hubble Spots Green Remnants Of Colliding Galaxies Near Dead Quasars
April 3, 2015 | EditorsQuasars are known to be super-energetic and compact regions surrounding a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Quasars usually get their luminosity and electromagnetic energy from the nearby black holes that spew back tons of energy in various forms while they feed on the mass from their surroundings. Read More
Cosmologists Discovered Hundreds Of Young Galaxy Clusters In Distant Universe
April 2, 2015 | EditorsTreasure seekers have found the haul of a lifetime, but it wasn’t in some ancient temple or mysterious island. Instead, it was in the sky. Read More
Spectacular Image: Hundreds Of Galaxies On An Collision Course
March 22, 2015 | EditorsFar away from Earth, the ongoing collision of dense galaxy clusters is creating a stunning show of radio waves. In the region, where clusters of hundreds of galaxies are colliding, these variety of objects are visible only to radio telescopes. Scientists created a ‘true colour’ image of the region to reveal what it would look like if humans could see radio waves, rather than just visible light. Read More
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