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Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us
The Andromeda galaxy's family of satellite galaxies point towards the Milky Way, and nobody knows why.
Vast swarms of hidden galaxies may be secretly bathing the universe in a soft glow
A fog of long-wavelength infrared light could be produced by dusty, star-forming galaxies that have remained hidden — until now, that is.
Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space
A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
How do spiral galaxies get 'feathers'? All it takes is a little gravity
For over a century, astronomers have marveled at the beauty and complexity of spiral galaxies, which feature arms covered in a multitude of small-scale features known as feathers.
How did Andromeda's dwarf galaxies form? Hubble Telescope finds more questions than answers
A family portrait of the Andromeda galaxy and its orbiting dwarf satellites raises questions about how galaxies evolve.
Astronomers discover misshapen galaxy is a cosmic predator that bears 'scars' from its last meal (photo)
Images from the Very Large Telescope suggest that a galaxy called NGC 3640 has a history of absorbing smaller galaxies.
Astronomers discover 'Quipu,' the single largest structure in the known universe
Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.
Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos
Computer algorithms can model the universe, matching simulations to observations and revealing the distribution of dark matter.
