Shockingly Tiny Galaxy Near Andromeda Is Just One-Millionth the Size of the Milky Way
Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...
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Astronomers Just Found MASSIVE Galaxies Hiding in Plain Sight
A recent study led by astrophysicists from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed a previously unknown class of ...
Mysterious phenomenon at center of galaxy could reveal new kind of dark matter
A mysterious phenomenon at the center of our galaxy could be the result of a different type of dark matter. Dark matter, the ...
Small, faint and 'unexpected in a lot of different ways': Dwarf galaxy discovery forces rethink of cosmic evolution
A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we ...
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James Webb discovered massive galaxies that astronomers say shouldn’t exist
Instead of these large, hulking early galaxies that Webb observed, scientists expected there to be smaller and younger types of galaxies for that particular time period. Of course, this wouldn’t ...
Scientists Discover Incredible 'Einstein Ring' in Our Cosmic Backyard
"They're so rare, and they're incredibly useful scientifically," said Conor O'Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.
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2,500 New Active Black Holes Identified, Raising Questions About How They Evolve
In the background are many other dwarf galaxies hosting active black holes, as well as a variety of other types of galaxies hosting intermediate-mass black holes. (Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva ...