Galaxies

Cosmology, Galaxies, Stars

Sukaku study points to early cosmic “seeding”

Galaxies

Galaxy growth examined like rings of a tree

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies

Open cluster Stock 2, the Sailboat Cluster (NGC 225), and spiral galaxy NGC 247

Galaxies, Robotic Spaceflight

NASA’s Great Observatories begin deepest-ever probe of the universe

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), open cluster NGC 188, and planetary nebula NGC 246

Galaxies

Astronomers discover most distant known galaxy

Galaxies

Most distant gravitational lens helps weigh galaxies but deepens a galactic mystery

Galaxies, Stars

The Circlet of Pisces, the Southern Cigar Galaxy, and elliptical galaxy NGC 7840

Galaxies, Robotic Spaceflight

Soft shells and strange star clusters

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies

Open cluster NGC 7261, globular cluster 47 Tucanae, and Bond’s Galaxy (NGC 7793)

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Stars

The double star Kurhah, open cluster NGC 7380, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 7582

Cosmology, Galaxies

Astronomers observe distant galaxy powered by primordial cosmic fuel