Enlarge (credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Mutchler (STScI)) The Universe, according to cosmologists, is divided into three unequal portions. In the big bargain bin near the exit aisle you’ll find dark energy. Dark energy’s job is to push everything apart. There’s lots of it, and no one knows why. Then, next to to dark energy, […]
Tag: Galaxies
Space Photos of the Week: A Tale of Two Galaxies
The Large Magellanic Cloud is actually rather small, and NGC 2655 is a blobby “lenticular” shape. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aecd449efa7377a337590c1/master/pass/1_SPoW_May_4_2018.jpg
Galaxies stop making stars earlier if they host supermassive black holes
A supermassive black hole can mass more than a million times that of our Sun; these astronomical entities seem to lie at the center of all massive galaxies. They’ve been theorized as the gatekeepers to galaxy growth and star formation for a while now, as they pull in all the cold gases in a galaxy […]
Space Photos of the Week: These Galaxies Are Far, *Far* Away
From millions of miles to billions of light years away, this week’s space photos are far out, man. https://media.wired.com/photos/59fba14d1c99275335d19e73/master/pass/SPoW_Oct30_2017_06.jpg Feed: All Latest
Space Photos of the Week: Neighboring Galaxies Got a Star Factory Going
A jellyfish galaxy with a supermassive black hole, Jupiter’s many clouds, and stunning views of Titan this week in space. https://media.wired.com/photos/59973de0ba0c7811c3ae4cb0/master/pass/SPoW_Aug17_HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Exploring New Galaxies
This week, the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Baselworld watch convention, and revisiting the first tablet PC. The post Exploring New Galaxies appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Space Photos of the Week: Codependent Spiral Galaxies Dunno Who They Are Anymore
An up-close of Mars dunes, dwarf planets, and a massive protostar from this week in space. The post Space Photos of the Week: Codependent Spiral Galaxies Dunno Who They Are Anymore appeared first on WIRED. WIRED