In research published today, Australian scientists have taken a critical step towards understanding why different types of galaxies exist throughout the universe. The research, made possible by ...

Across the galaxy, astronomers now see that planetary systems fall into four broad classes, and our own solar system, part of the rare Ordered group, is only one of them. At the same time, discoveries ...

Galaxies are collections of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter throughout the universe. Their size and scale can vary considerably. The Milky Way in which we live has 200 billion stars, which puts it ...

A radio galaxy is a type of galaxy with giant regions of radio emissions that reach far beyond its visible structure. We explore them in more detail here. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

When they form, do stars "know" what kind of galaxy they will inhabit? Obviously that question is too anthropomorphic—stars have no minds. Nevertheless, fundamental differences appear to exist in the ...

Astronomers continue to uncover galaxies that challenge traditional classifications. A recent study by Hubble Space Telescope observers, highlighted by NASA, showcases NGC 2775, a galaxy whose ...

Having examined the queer and tumultuous circumstances under which galaxies were formed, we shall next see what type of galaxies there are and try to reason out why they belong to one type or the ...

The giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1052 (at left) dominates the cluster it's a part of, though many other large galaxies are present, such as the giant spiral NGC 1042. Nearby to these galaxies are small ...

(Nanowerk News) In research published today ("The SAMI Galaxy Survey: the link between angular momentum and optical morphology"), Australian scientists have taken a critical step towards understanding ...