The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a distant galaxy called NGC 2775 that sits 67 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy is packed with young stars and features a wide-open bulge >>
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Hubble spies distant galaxy bursting with baby stars
Hubble snapped a gorgeous image of a distant galaxy called NGC 2906. NGC 2906 has an abundance of massive young stars that shine brightly as they burn through their fuel. The galaxy is >>
Black holes are bad news for tiny galaxies
While astronomers have only recently been able to spot a black hole directly, there’s a lot that scientists think they know about them. For starters, it’s believed that they exist in the hearts >>
The Milky Way is a thief
We often think of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, as being a self-contained collection of stars, planets, gas and dust. Sure, it’s going to slam straight into the neighboring Andromeda galaxy at >>
Scientists think they’ve found all the ‘missing’ iron in the universe
These days, scientists think they have a pretty good idea of what the universe is made of. By detecting the telltale signatures of various elements in celestial bodies like stars, asteroids, and other >>
This is what it looks like when two galaxies collide
As Earthlings, the kind of space collision we typically fear the most is one between an asteroid and our home planet. Depending on the size of the rock, it could be devastating to >>
Gorgeous new Hubble photo shows hundreds of galaxies ready to be explored
To us puny humans, Earth is a pretty big place. There’s lots to see, do, and explore here on the planet where we originated. We should be pretty happy with our circumstances, but >>
Hubble just took a brand new photo that will make you feel completely insignificant
We all might be anxiously awaiting the eventual launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — which has been stuck in an endless series of delays thanks to the idiots at Northrop Grumman >>
