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A galaxy is a system of stars, gas and dust, held together by gravitational pulls. Galaxies are usually separated from each other by vast distances measured in millions of light-years.
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JUN 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Is NASA getting into the movie business? While the moon landing in July of 1969 held the world at the edge of their seat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2015Videos
Could you imagine how much different the world's skies would be if we could actually see all of the celestial bodies out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Galaxies are often found in clusters, which contain many ‘red and dead' members that stopped forming stars in the distan ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J103 ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have discovered a curious empty section of space which is missing around 10,000 galaxies.
The sup ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
"The Tadpole galaxy has been disrupted by collisions and has bursts of star formation out through its tail. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
What are those ghostly images? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed a set of green objects that are float ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 30, 2015Space & Astronomy
The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have documented and taken images of a smaller space explosion that c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Videos
Our galaxy might have billions of planets that could sustain lifeWritten By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
A new galaxy, discovered only weeks ago, has given scientists much to talk about. Physicists at Carnegie Mellon, Brown a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and a naturally occurring cosmic magnifying lens captured surprising multip ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
Normally thought of as one of the more "boring" galaxies, J1430+1339, also known as the Tea Cup galaxy, is giving astron ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are known to contain strong X-rays, UV photons and fierce space winds, all combining to create ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have identified a mammoth black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns.
It's not the biggest bl ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
New images from NASA's NuSTAR and ESA's XMM-Newton have finally given astronomers proof that space winds coming from sup ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2015Space & Astronomy
While not yet a reality, a team of scientists and students is working on a new space telescope, one they believe will be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 22, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Is NASA getting into the movie business? While the moon landing in July of 1969 held the world at the edge of their seat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 12, 2015
Videos
Could you imagine how much different the world's skies would be if we could actually see all of the celestial bodies out
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Galaxies are often found in clusters, which contain many ‘red and dead' members that stopped forming stars in the distan
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J103 ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 22, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have discovered a curious empty section of space which is missing around 10,000 galaxies.
The sup ...
The sup ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 21, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
"The Tadpole galaxy has been disrupted by collisions and has bursts of star formation out through its tail. ...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 09, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 03, 2015
Space & Astronomy
What are those ghostly images? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed a set of green objects that are float
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 30, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have documented and taken images of a smaller space explosion that c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 23, 2015
Videos
Our galaxy might have billions of planets that could sustain life
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2015
Space & Astronomy
A new galaxy, discovered only weeks ago, has given scientists much to talk about. Physicists at Carnegie Mellon, Brown a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 07, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and a naturally occurring cosmic magnifying lens captured surprising multip
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 02, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Normally thought of as one of the more "boring" galaxies, J1430+1339, also known as the Tea Cup galaxy, is giving astron
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are known to contain strong X-rays, UV photons and fierce space winds, all combining to create
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have identified a mammoth black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns.
It's not the biggest bl ...
It's not the biggest bl ...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
New images from NASA's NuSTAR and ESA's XMM-Newton have finally given astronomers proof that space winds coming from sup
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2015
Space & Astronomy
While not yet a reality, a team of scientists and students is working on a new space telescope, one they believe will be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim