Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have long been thought to lack the heft to attract mass and grow in the same way.

Astronomers have detected possible binary black holes at the centres of galaxies, using light patterns from active galactic nuclei as key indicators. The study of PG 1553+153, in particular ...

A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder captured the most precise photographs of a ...

Most small galaxies that stopped making new stars in the early universe never resumed operations. Something caused their ...

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Rethinking the Underlying Trigger of Quasar Jets Building on the groundbreaking 2020 discovery of newborn jets in several ...

The lab released a new image of two galaxies merging, which teases the fate of the Milky Way. The galactic merger is located around 60 million light-years away from Earth. In the image ...

Space Impressive Gemini North via 4K Telescope Shows Merging Galaxies Posted: January 2, 2025 | Last updated: January 2, 2025 Travel 60 million light-years away into the constellation Virgo to ...

Galaxies like the Milky Way are nearly as old as the universe. Sometimes, they collide with other galaxies, which can lead to the galaxies merging and forming a larger, more massive galaxy. The two ...

Binary black holes could form in merging galaxies Light variations suggest binary black holes in PG 1553+153 Gravitational waves may confirm binary black hole systems ...

Astronomers, led by University of Arizona's Catherine Fielder, have captured groundbreaking images of a small galaxy, ...