Ring galaxies are some of the rarest galaxies found throughout our universe, and for years scientists have scratched their heads, trying to figure out exactly how these galaxies came to be. According to astrophysicist Ethan Siegel, we may finally have an explanation for these unique and eye-catching galaxies. The universe is an expansive place, so…
The Black Galaxies of Ghana on Tuesday, December 27, defeated Egypt’s U-20 side as part of their preparations ahead of the 2023 CHAN tournament. Sylvester Simba and Kofi Kordzi were on the scoresheet for Ghana as they secured the 2-0 victory over their Egyptian counterparts.The Galaxies landed in Cairo over the weekend with the team looking…
Olena Shmahalo for Quanta MagazineOn May 12, at nine simultaneous press conferences around the world, astrophysicists revealed the first image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. At first, awesome though it was, the painstakingly produced image of the ring of light around our galaxy’s central pit of darkness seemed to…
Widely believed by astronomers, the principle of mediocrity states that the properties and evolution of the solar system are not unusual in any important way. New research from CU Boulder- led by CU Boulder astrophysics professor Jeremy Darling- adds to the case for mediocrity by demonstrating that galaxies are, on average, at rest in relation…
Until now, it has been unclear what created gamma-rays that appear in patches of seemingly ‘empty sky.’ Roth et al. present a calculation of the contribution of star-forming galaxies to the gamma-ray background. Image credit: NASA. “It’s a significant milestone to finally discover the origins of this gamma-ray emission, solving a mystery of the Universe…
Home News These images show the dark matter halo of the largest galaxy cluster formed in the universe simulation at different magnifications. (Image credit: Tomoaki Ishiyama)A new simulation of the universe is a map and a time machine rolled up into one. Called Uchuu, which is Japanese for “Outer Space,” the map doesn’t include Casseipoia or…