Latest about Galaxies
Galactic archeology reveals Milky Way's neighbor Andromeda has a violent past
A new chemical analysis of stars in Andromeda has revealed the galaxy next door had a more chaotic upbringing than the Milky Way, defined by a galactic clash and merger.
The Milky Way is warped, and it might be the work of dark matter
The Milky Way is warped and scientists may finally know why. New research lays the blame for our 'wobbly disked' galaxy on an off-kilter, invisible halo of dark matter.
The Milky Way's 'fountain of youth' is made of forbidden stars and water ice
Astronomers have seen a shocking wealth of young stars and ice water around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.
Dark Energy Camera peels back layers of 'galactic onion' stretched across space
The shell galaxy NGC 3923's symmetrical onion-like layers, that extend 150,000 light-years across space, appear in a new photo from the Dark Energy Camera.
Astronomers discover thousands of active red galaxy hearts with powerful radio signals
The radio signals hint at an important evolutionary step in the lives of galaxies.
How our Milky Way galaxy would look in gravitational waves (video)
The gravitational waves are emitted by ultracompact binaries of black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs.
Our entire galaxy is warping, and a gigantic blob of dark matter could be to blame
An invisible halo of misaligned dark matter could explain the warps at the Milky Way's edges.
China's new wide-field survey telescope scopes out Andromeda galaxy
A new high-resolution, wide-field telescope situated in China offers its first stunning view.
