The Milky Way grows back two spiral arms
There has been a debate over the number of spiral arms the Milky Way galaxies has, due to mixed results ...
Tag: Spitzer space telescope
NASA’s great observatories combine to probe deeper in the Universe
These are NASA Hubble Space Telescope natural-color images of four target galaxy clusters that are part of an ambitious new ...
Farthest known object in the Universe is 13.3 billion years old
The inset at left shows a close-up of the young dwarf galaxy. This image is a composite taken with Hubble's ...
Quasars “snack” regularly, instead of “feasting in one gulp”
Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the Universe. Their formed after black holes devour captured material, like gas dust ...
Ethereal glow might harbor the Universe’s first objects
First discovered in 2005, and then studied in more depth since 2007, NASA scientists have finally isolated the ethereal glow ...
The Sombrero Galaxy is actually made up of two galaxies in one, infrared survey finds
Astronomers classify galaxies into three basic types: elliptical (flat, elongated shape), spiral (most easily recognizable and common - described by ...
Stars spew out organic matter into space – life may have its origin in star dust
A new study published by researchers at University of Hong Kong has produced controversial waves among the astronomy community, as ...
Stunning image of “O-ring” shapped nebula
The brilliant image from above was captured by Spitzer space telescope and depicts a ring shaped region formed by hot ...
140 Earth-like planets discovered in the Milky Way by Kepler
An artists rendering of what our galaxy might look as viewed from outside our Galaxy. Our sun is about 25,000 ...
