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By Jan 11, 2021
Space

Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble

The mergers can teach us about how stars are born.
By Oct 29, 2020
Space

How one Turkish astronomer discovered a completely new kind of galaxy

From Ankara to Arizona, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil fixes her sights on the faintest stars in the night skies.
By Oct 21, 2020
Space

Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in

The size and shape of the Milky Way’s halo may hold clues to the history of our universe.
By Jul 9, 2020
Space

Hubble just captured this ‘fluffy’ galaxy in all its flocculent glory

Fuzzy galaxies like NGC 2775 are more common than you think.
Mar 13, 2020
Space

Lowly slime molds are helping us map out the cosmos

The single-cell organism has helped map invisible regions of the universe.
By Oct 10, 2019
Space

What shape is the universe?

There are three basic options, but one is more likely than the others.
By Aug 9, 2019
Space

This seagull-shaped nebula is a hangout for baby stars

It spans 100 light-years from wingtip to wingtip.
By Jul 25, 2019
Space

The Milky Way has a long history of cosmic cannibalism

Our galaxy has stolen many a star.
By Mar 14, 2019
Space

We may finally have a way to weigh the Milky Way

But more importantly, we know a bit more about why the galaxy is the way it is.
By Feb 8, 2019
Space

The Milky Way is warped, but astronomers still aren’t sure why

Our neck of the universe is not such a flat space after all.