A group of huge galaxies as wide as the Milky Way, but with just a fraction of its stars, has been spotted by astronomers. The galaxies are 60,000 light years across - but contain only one per cent of ...

An international team of researchers led by Pieter van Dokkum at Yale University has used the W. M. Keck Observatory to confirm the existence of the most diffuse class of galaxies known in the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in 2000, a galaxy appeared as a smudge on a photographic plate ...

Ultra-deep images, such as this one from Hubble, still have fundamental limitations. We cannot be certain we've identified all of the faint, small, diffuse objects in this field of view. From its ...

Astronomers at the University of Minnesota Duluth and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences have identified a new class of ring galaxy. Named PGC 1000714, it features an elliptical core with ...

The existence of the most diffuse class of galaxies known in the universe has been confirmed by an international team of researchers led by Pieter van Dokkum at Yale University using the W. M. Keck ...

They are the seven dwarf galaxies - and they could shed new light on dark matter. Researchers this week began experimenting with a new type of 'Frankenstein' telescope made by stitching together ...

Meet the seven new dwarf galaxies. This image shows the field of view from the Dragonfly Telephoto Array, centered on M101. Inset images highlight the seven newly discovered galaxies. Yale University ...

Observing has changed a lot in since Astronomy magazine was founded in 1973. Larger telescopes, better eyepieces, and improved filters are now widespread in the amateur astronomy community. But so is ...