The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this striking view of spiral galaxy NGC 7714. This galaxy has drifted too close to another nearby galaxy and the dramatic interaction has twisted its spiral arms out of shape, ...
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Jan 29, 2015
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(Phys.org) —The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observes some of the most beautiful galaxies in our skies—spirals sparkling with bright stellar nurseries, violent duos ripping gas and stars away from one another as they ...
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Dec 9, 2014
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The brightly glowing plumes seen in this image are reminiscent of an underwater scene, with turquoise-tinted currents and nebulous strands reaching out into the surroundings.
Astronomy
Oct 22, 2014
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Massive galaxies in the Universe have stopped making their own stars and are instead snacking on nearby galaxies, according to research by Australian scientists.
Astronomy
Sep 19, 2014
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A new survey called MaNGA (Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory) has been launched that will greatly expand our understanding of galaxies, including the Milky Way, by charting the internal structure and composition ...
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Aug 18, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The discovery that many small galaxies throughout the universe do not 'swarm' around larger ones like bees do but 'dance' in orderly disc-shaped orbits is a challenge to our understanding of how the universe ...
Astronomy
Jul 21, 2014
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The next phase of a global drive to map the night sky will bring the cosmos into greater focus than at any in human history.
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Jul 16, 2014
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(Phys.org) —This view, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 1433. At about 32 million light-years from Earth, it is a type of very active galaxy known as a Seyfert galaxy—a ...
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Jul 14, 2014
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(Phys.org)—New research by academics at the University of Sheffield has solved a long-standing mystery surrounding the evolution of galaxies, deepening our understanding of the future of the Milky Way.
Astronomy
Jul 7, 2014
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We know we live in an expanding universe but it's also changing colour and has been doing so for billions of years.
Astronomy
Apr 28, 2014
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