Not Many Galaxies Have Neighbors

Astronomers at the Stanford University say that only 4 percent of all the galaxies in the Universe have neighbors, like the Milky Way does. Our galaxy has at least two dwarf galaxies as companions, but it may also feature other, yet-undetected neighbors. Throughout the Universe, this is a... [ read more >> ]

This image shows the formation of the Milky Way galaxy at 16 million to 13.7 billion years old

Image comment: This image shows the formation of the Milky Way galaxy at 16 million to 13.7 billion years old
Image credits: National Center for Supercomputing Applications

This image shows the formation of the Milky Way galaxy at 16 million to 13.7 billion years old