U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of astronomers from around the world, including a doctoral student from the University of Michigan, were the Read More
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Hubble’s sharp gaze reveals NGC 45’s feathery arms and glowing star-forming regions. Far from an ordinary spiral, it’s a rare low surface brightness galaxy—massive in gas and dark matter but dim in Read More
Astronomers reveal how molecular clouds survive in harsh outskirts of
The outskirts of the Milky Way offer a unique laboratory to study molecular clouds and star formation under metal-poor conditions. Unlike the inner galaxy, including the solar neighborhood, the molecular gas in this region experiences Read More
The Tarantula Nebula glows with powerful stars and chaotic dust, captured in vivid detail by the Hubble Space Telescope. It’s a star factory outside our galaxy—raging with stellar winds and cosmic drama. A Read More
Distant galaxy protocluster harbors a remarkably evolved core, observations find
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has performed deep and high spectral resolution imaging of a distant protocluster of galaxies, designated A2744-z7p9OD. Results of the new Read More
Argentinian astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) to perform high-resolution radio observations of a nearby spiral galaxy designated NGC 4527. Results of the observational campaign, published July 2 on the arXiv preprint server, Read More
Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the nature of one of the most mysterious and fundamental phenomena in contemporary Read More
Unusually fast-moving gas clouds near a nearby galaxy suggest they may have come from outside the galaxy. Scientists have identified high-velocity gas clouds in the nearby spiral galaxy M83, moving at speeds that differ markedly Read More