A research team led by Shuo Huang (NAOJ and Nagoya University) has observed a massive and extremely active barred spiral ...

The newly discovered moons belong to the so-called Norse group, characterized by retrograde orbits and elliptical ...

The dust and gas in spiral galaxies are consistently fueling the formation of new stars. Elliptical galaxies lack the spiral arms of their more flamboyant cousins. Their appearance ranges from ...

as opposed to the other two main categories of galaxy shapes — elliptical and irregular. The Milky Way – the galaxy that includes Earth and our solar system – is an example of a spiral galaxy.

The physicist, together with scientist Dr. Eda Gjergo from the University of Nanjing in China, has been investigating a particular group of galaxies called elliptical galaxies. "The universe has ...

a catalog of galaxies that are neither perfectly symmetrical spiral galaxies nor smooth, spherical elliptical galaxies. First ...

If your scope has a go-to drive, its database may not contain Abell galaxy clusters. Instead, just target this cluster’s brightest member, elliptical galaxy NGC 6047. Without a go-to ...

Then, the solar system will have a new cosmic address: A giant elliptical galaxy, formed by the collision and merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda. This isn’t a chapter ripped from science ...

“At the very least, we are convinced that its strength has been underestimated.” The huge elliptical galaxy ESO 325-G004 shone 10,000 times brighter when it formed than it does today. These types of ...