• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2011
Galaxies Are the Ultimate Recycling Machines

Galaxies Are the Ultimate Recycling Machines

This allows them to put together new generations of stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2011
Massive Cosmic Light Flare Sheds Light on Galactic Composition

Massive Cosmic Light Flare Sheds Light on Galactic Composition

Astronomers have been waiting for such an event for many years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2011
Black Holes May Be Surrounded by Planetary Debris

Black Holes May Be Surrounded by Planetary Debris

The remnants may have been produced by cosmic impacts

Subaru Captures New Details of Stephen's Quintet

Subaru Captures New Details of Stephen's Quintet

The telescope observed one of astronomers' favorite objects

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 26th, 2011
Previous Estimates of Galaxy Collision Rates Are Correct

Previous Estimates of Galaxy Collision Rates Are Correct

New study makes good use of Hubble's vast archives

Hubble Images Impressive Colliding Galaxies

Hubble Images Impressive Colliding Galaxies

The event has been going on for millions of years

Number of Globular Clusters in Milky Way Raised to 158

Number of Globular Clusters in Milky Way Raised to 158

Two new such structures were recently discovered from South America

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 17th, 2011
M85 Does Not Reveal a Black Hole at Its Core

M85 Does Not Reveal a Black Hole at Its Core

It is one of the few galaxy known not to have such a companion

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 12th, 2011
Reionization Epoch Occurred Sooner Than Thought

Reionization Epoch Occurred Sooner Than Thought

Previous estimates placed it 1.3 billion years ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 30th, 2011
Largest Model of Universal Evolution Created

Largest Model of Universal Evolution Created

The simulation is also the most realistic ever created

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2011
Earliest Galaxies May Be Older Than Thought

Earliest Galaxies May Be Older Than Thought

New studies reshape our understanding of the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 16th, 2011
Supermassive Black Holes Can Form in Small Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes Can Form in Small Galaxies

Astrophysicists were very surprised to learn that this is possible

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 13th, 2011
Galaxies Don't Need Collisions to Form New Stars

Galaxies Don't Need Collisions to Form New Stars

Study sheds new light on how galaxies evolved in the early Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2011
Black Hole Jets May Drive Galaxy Formation

Black Hole Jets May Drive Galaxy Formation

Important cosmic mystery brought closer to an answer

 
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