Space Calendar Celebrates Spitzer's 12th Anniversary

Space Calendar Celebrates Spitzer's 12th Anniversary

This calendar is a dying stars and galaxies bonanza

World's Largest Telescope Will Have a Pretty Dumb Name

World's Largest Telescope Will Have a Pretty Dumb Name

The telescope got construction go-ahead earlier this week, will be built on a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 19th, 2014
Massive Galaxies Are Cannibals, Grow by Eating Their Neighbors

Massive Galaxies Are Cannibals, Grow by Eating Their Neighbors

Monster galaxies are not very interested in birthing new stars, grow by sucking in smaller galaxies in their proximity

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 8th, 2014
Newly-Discovered Stream of Gas Is 2.6 Million Light Years Long

Newly-Discovered Stream of Gas Is 2.6 Million Light Years Long

The stream's gas content is the equivalent of 15 billion times the mass of the Sun

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 12th, 2014
Treasure Trove of So-Called Red Nugget Galaxies Discovered

Treasure Trove of So-Called Red Nugget Galaxies Discovered

These galaxies are very compact, are chiefly made up of old, red stars

Hubble Creates Cross-Section of the Universe

Hubble Creates Cross-Section of the Universe

A new image features data collected over a 14-hours exposure time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 15th, 2014
How to Detect Black Holes As They Eat Stars

How to Detect Black Holes As They Eat Stars

These phenomena are among the most energetic in the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2014
Size of Largest Known Galaxy Cluster Underestimated by 43 Percent

Size of Largest Known Galaxy Cluster Underestimated by 43 Percent

The Hubble telescope was used to weight the cluster with extreme precision

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 2nd, 2014
Cosmic “Serial Killer” Reveals Its Secrets to ESO Telescope

Cosmic “Serial Killer” Reveals Its Secrets to ESO Telescope

The object is accompanied by another, smaller spiral galaxy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 12th, 2014
Massive Galaxies Found in the Early Universe

Massive Galaxies Found in the Early Universe

How these structures formed still baffles astronomers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2014
New VLT Instrument to Study Mechanisms of Galaxy Formation

New VLT Instrument to Study Mechanisms of Galaxy Formation

MUSE is now installed on Unit Telescope 4 at Cerro Paranal

Four Extremely Distant Galaxy Cluster Identified by European Experts

Four Extremely Distant Galaxy Cluster Identified by European Experts

Data from two ESA missions were combined to find the structures

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • February 6th, 2014
New SOE MMO Does Not Use Science Fiction or Wild West Themes

New SOE MMO Does Not Use Science Fiction or Wild West Themes

The game will still appeal to those who loved Galaxies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2014
Mysterious History of Elliptical Galaxies Finally Revealed

Mysterious History of Elliptical Galaxies Finally Revealed

The most powerful telescopes in the world were used for this study

Hubble Sees Double Quasar in the Early Universe

Hubble Sees Double Quasar in the Early Universe

The two objects are located extremely far away from Earth

New Model Predicts Where Matter Is Located in the Universe

New Model Predicts Where Matter Is Located in the Universe

The tool highlights that existing theories do not provide adequate explanations

Starburst Galaxy Produces Energetic Supernova Blast

Starburst Galaxy Produces Energetic Supernova Blast

The event was first identified by astronomers in the UK

 
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