What Is the Council of Giants?
Embark on a cosmic journey through the Council of Giants, exploring the enigmatic structures and active cores of giant galaxies in the Local Sheet. Witness the dynamic evolution shaping these celestial wonders within our cosmic neighborhood.
NGC 2336 – A Unique Barred Spiral Galaxy
NGC 2336: a distant barred spiral galaxy boasting a luminous ring, central bar, and a powerful black hole at its core. Explore its cosmic wonders.
What Are Intergalactic Stars?
Explore the enigmatic realm of intergalactic stars, ejected from galaxies and residing in the cosmic void, shaping our understanding of stellar evolution and challenging established theories.
Galaxy Cluster MS0735 – Three Telescopes Show a Very Different Picture
Unveiling the Mysteries of Galaxy Cluster MS0735: Explore the enigmatic cluster through optical, X-ray, and radio lenses, revealing the colossal scale of a supermassive black hole's impact and the intricate dance of forces within this captivating galactic cluster.
83 Black Holes Found at the Edge of the Universe
Astronomers made a groundbreaking discovery: 83 supermassive black holes at the universe's edge, reshaping our understanding of black hole formation and the cosmos' early days.
Intermediate Black Hole Could Explain Black Hole Evolution
Black holes are one of the most terrifying things in the universe. It shows the real power of gravity, which is usually a relatively weak force when it grows large enough. Eventually, it becomes sufficient to control entire galaxies. But we don’t know as much about black holes as we might like. We understand them mostly from a mathematical perspective, although we have been able to observe their behavior by watching the things around them. Black holes are a well-known and now proven phenomenon, but intermediate black holes are a whole different ball game, mostly because they’re still hypothetical. They start out as stellar black holes. These are the smallest…
15 Things You Didn’t Know About Outer Space [Infographic]
Since the dawn of history, outer space has always caught the imagination of people across the continents and different cultures. However most of what we currently know about space has been discovered since the beginning of the space age over half a century ago.
Astronomy Picture of the Week – Space Oddity
This unusual ghostly green blob of gas appears to float near a normal-looking spiral galaxy in the image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The bizarre object, dubbed Hanny's Voorwerp (Hanny's Object in Dutch), is the only visible part of a 300,000-light-year-long streamer of gas stretching around the IC 2497 galaxy.
Astronomy Picture of the Week – Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66
This is a photo of an unusual spiral galaxy called M66, or NGC 3627, taken by the Hubble Telescope. It lies about 35 million light years from Earth and it spans 100,000 light years. At a first glance, this galaxy looks familiar. Why? Well, because it is similar to our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Both galaxies are spirals. However, what’s really unusual about this one is that it is asymmetric. Usually the force of gravity of a mega black hole (or group of mega black holes) attracts all the stars and interstellar gas in a symmetric pattern. If the mega black hole is not originally in the center of…