Browsing: Galaxy

February 26, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmChemistry at the heart of the Milky Way has never looked so gorgeousAstronomers captured this stunning image…

Scientists have captured a beautiful image in unprecedented detail of the vast Milky Way galaxy, of which our own solar system is a part.The stunning image…

In last week’s The Universe column, I fielded a reader’s question about galaxy collisions in an expanding universe. The answer deals with vast distances, inscrutable forces…

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 30 January 2026 The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.

January 28, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universeThe galaxy MoM-z14 could offer…

January 5, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmStunningly Hot Galaxy Cluster Puts New Spin on How These Cosmic Behemoths EvolvedScientists detected gas at least…

As a science communicator, I don’t think a week goes by without a press release hitting my inbox informing me of astronomers finding some new record-breaking…

December 24, 20251 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmDark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy MergerThe Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs…

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Late on the Friday before Christmas, just hours before a deadline mandated by Congress, the Department of Justice…

A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.Melanobatrachus indicus, each the size of a fingertip,…