Where is our solar system in the vast assemblage of celestial objects in this island Universe we call the Milky Way? To answer that question, we can begin with the beautiful configuration of stars we ...
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has identified a massive new radio galaxy, nicknamed Inkathazo, which translates to 'trouble ...
"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
Astronomers have discovered a giant radio galaxy with plasma jets stretching an incredible 3.3 million light-years—32 times ...
ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.
The plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light-years from end to end - over 32 times the size of the Milky Way ...
The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter ...