Galaxies Archives | Search Articles | Astronomy Trek Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 New Study Doubles the Milky Way’s Diameter https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/new-study-doubles-the-milky-ways-diameter/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:24:59 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=12730 The image above shows an annotated map of the Milky Way, based on recent distance measurements to distant stars located within dense and massive components of the galaxy. Although it has long been known that ...

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]]> New Finding Resolves One More Mystery about How Massive Galaxies Form https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/new-finding-resolves-one-more-mystery-about-how-massive-galaxies-form/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:04:46 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=12717 The upper panel in the image above shows the observed average movements of stars within two sample galaxies. The image on the left in the bottom panel shows the typical motion of stars around the ...

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]]> Astronomers Find the Oldest Known Oxygen in the Universe https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/astronomers-find-the-oldest-known-oxygen-in-the-universe/ Wed, 23 May 2018 07:39:57 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=12653 The image above shows some detail of cluster of galaxies known as MACS J1149.5+2223, which is located almost at the edge of the observable Universe. The inset shows a member of the cluster known as ...

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]]> Cosmic Forensics Solves Long-standing Mystery https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/cosmic-forensics-solves-long-standing-mystery/ https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/cosmic-forensics-solves-long-standing-mystery/#respond Sat, 07 Apr 2018 11:57:17 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=12574 The image above shows detail of the Leading Arm, an enormous stream of gas and dust that connects the Milky Way and its two closest satellite galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Note the ...

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]]> https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/cosmic-forensics-solves-long-standing-mystery/feed/ 0 Scientists Believe The Universe Contains 2 Trillion Galaxies https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/scientists-believe-the-universe-contains-2-trillion-galaxies/ https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/scientists-believe-the-universe-contains-2-trillion-galaxies/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:57:59 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=8255 In October, many major news outlets ran stories saying that based on what scientists now know, there are 10 times as many galaxies in the universe as previously believed. The news was startling and made ...

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]]> https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/scientists-believe-the-universe-contains-2-trillion-galaxies/feed/ 0 Which Constellations Can Be Seen Along The Milky Way? https://www.astronomytrek.com/which-constellation-can-be-seen-along-the-milky-way/ Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:36:57 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=6810 When describing those constellations that can be seen along the Milky Way, it is important to realize that we are referring to those constellations that can be seen by Earthbound observers looking in the direction ...

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]]> Top 10 Strangest Galaxies In The Universe https://www.astronomytrek.com/top-10-strangest-galaxies-in-the-universe/ https://www.astronomytrek.com/top-10-strangest-galaxies-in-the-universe/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:05:47 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=6472 A galaxy refers to a huge system of stars, planets, gas, and dust that are gravitationally bound together. Our solar system, for instance, is part of the Milky Way galaxy, which is thought to contain ...

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]]> https://www.astronomytrek.com/top-10-strangest-galaxies-in-the-universe/feed/ 0 10 Interesting Facts About The Milky Way Galaxy https://www.astronomytrek.com/10-interesting-facts-about-the-milky-way-galaxy/ Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:35:04 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=5153 Welcome to our exploration of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this article, we’ll delve into ten intriguing facts about our galactic home. From its size and structure to its inhabitants and mysteries, the Milky Way ...

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]]> Galaxy Mergers Not Needed For Supermassive Black Holes https://www.astronomytrek.com/news/galaxy-mergers-not-necessary-to-create-supermassive-black-holes/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:59:24 +0000 http://www.astronomytrek.com/?p=4826 According to the latest data collected by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), galaxy mergers may not be necessary in order to create supermassive black holes, but instead could have formed early in the universe’s ...

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]]> Earth’s Galaxy: The Milky Way https://www.astronomytrek.com/the-milky-way-galaxy/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:49:08 +0000 http://192.168.1.12/astronomytrek/?p=404 The word galaxy is derived from the Greek word meaning “milky” and is used to describe a large island of stars in space which are held together by their mutual gravity and dark matter. Our ...

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