Supermassive Star May Have Shaped Chemistry of Milky Way Clusters
A supermassive star thousands of times larger than the sun may have been what caused Milky Way stars in globular clusters to have such unique chemistry, new research shows.
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Study: Tens of Thousands of Black Holes May Be at Milky Way’s Center
A new study supports the prevailing theory of where some of the universe’s most mysterious inhabitants – black holes – reside.
Read moreAs Seen by Hubble: Colliding Galaxies Merge
This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows two galaxies becoming one. The twisted cosmic knot seen here is NGC 2623, located about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer.
Read moreSupermassive Black Holes Found to Feed on ‘Jellyfish’ Galaxies
New research has uncovered active supermassive black holes in six out of seven “jellyfish” galaxies reviewed, a surprising trend the reveals a previously unknown mechanism by which these cosmic enigmas are fed.
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As Seen From Hubble: the Hockey Stick Galaxy
The Hubble Telescope captured this image of galaxy NGC 4656, also known as “The Hockey Stick Galaxy.” Located in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs), the galaxy is shaped like an elongated warped stick stretching through space before curling at one end to give it its common name.
Read moreTelescopic Eyes Pointed at Milky Way Black Hole
We may soon know what a black hole looks like, if radio-telescope observations taking place around the world this week see what astronomers hope they will.
Read moreBlack Holes Devour Stars Whole When Galaxies Collide
Cosmic events in which stars are ripped apart by supermassive black holes occur 100 times more frequently than previously thought, British astronomers say.
Read moreMilky Way Likely Being Pushed & Pulled Across Universe
A 3-dimensional map constructed using advanced telescopes may offer the first proof that the Milky Way Galaxy is being pushed as much as it’s being pulled.
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