• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 17th, 2015
Astronomers Find 8 New Dwarf Galaxies Orbiting Our Milky Way

Astronomers Find 8 New Dwarf Galaxies Orbiting Our Milky Way

The sky around us is more crowded than we thought

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 28th, 2015
Hubble Spies on Dwarf Galaxy 60 Million Light-Years Away

Hubble Spies on Dwarf Galaxy 60 Million Light-Years Away

The galaxy is about 10 times smaller than our Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 19th, 2015
Over One Million Stars Are Lurking Inside This Super Hot Cosmic Cloud

Over One Million Stars Are Lurking Inside This Super Hot Cosmic Cloud

The cluster of young stars hidden deep inside the cloud is about one billion times more luminous than our Sun

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 11th, 2015
Pack of Rare Dwarf Galaxies Discovered Orbiting Our Milky Way

Pack of Rare Dwarf Galaxies Discovered Orbiting Our Milky Way

Of the newly documented dwarf galaxies, the closest is located at a distance of about 95,000 light-years from us

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2014
The Milky Way Is a Cosmic Bully, Strips Neighbors of Star-Forming Gas

The Milky Way Is a Cosmic Bully, Strips Neighbors of Star-Forming Gas

Astronomers find small galaxies in the proximity of the Milky Way are all out of star-forming hydrogen gas

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 18th, 2014
Teeny Tiny Galaxy Harbors a Supermassive Black Hole

Teeny Tiny Galaxy Harbors a Supermassive Black Hole

Scientists say M60-UCD1 is the smallest galaxy thus far documented to accommodate for such a massive black hole

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 8th, 2014
One of the Oldest Galaxies in the Universe Discovered Nearby

One of the Oldest Galaxies in the Universe Discovered Nearby

The object neighbors the Milky Way, but is much older than our galaxy

The Origin of the Gas Ribbon Surrounding Our Galaxy Has Been Determined

The Origin of the Gas Ribbon Surrounding Our Galaxy Has Been Determined

The Magellanic Stream originated from both Magellanic dwarf galaxies

ESO Captures a Spectacular and Colorful View of the Large Magellanic Cloud – Space Photo

ESO Captures a Spectacular and Colorful View of the Large Magellanic Cloud – Space Photo

Two similar gas clouds look very different through the lens of the very large telescope

The Smallest Galaxy Ever Discovered Has Only 1,000 Stars

The Smallest Galaxy Ever Discovered Has Only 1,000 Stars

The minuscule galaxy orbits our own, gigantic Milky Way

The First Dying Galaxy Ever Observed Leaves Gas Fireballs Behind

The First Dying Galaxy Ever Observed Leaves Gas Fireballs Behind

Astronomers have observed a dying galaxy for the first time

Beautiful Dwarf Galaxy DDO 190 Imaged in Detail

Beautiful Dwarf Galaxy DDO 190 Imaged in Detail

The small object lies relatively close to the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 10th, 2012
Extremely Dim Star Cluster Found in the Galaxy

Extremely Dim Star Cluster Found in the Galaxy

The structure is located at the outskirts of the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2012
Weird Galaxy May Contain Only Dark Matter

Weird Galaxy May Contain Only Dark Matter

This makes telescopes unable to detect the cosmic structure

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • April 16th, 2008
Space Ghosts

Space Ghosts

Evidence of cosmic cannibalism found around two near galaxies