It lies at the western edge of the Coma-Virgo Cluster of galaxies. From a dark site, an 11-inch telescope will reveal several hundred galaxies here, so take your time and be sure of your ...

It lies at the western edge of the Coma-Virgo Cluster of galaxies. From a dark site, an 11-inch telescope will reveal several hundred galaxies here, so take your time and be sure of your ...

The history of the Universe, as far back as we can see using a variety of tools and telescopes, out ... More to the maximum present depth of SDSS. We are now up to SDSS-16, which can go all the ...

In the vicinity of the bright star Spica, for example, we find the famous Virgo cluster of galaxies, a system of several thousand galaxies bound together by gravitation and located some 60 or 70 ...

In the vicinity of the bright star Spica, for example, we find the famous Virgo cluster of galaxies, a system of several thousand galaxies bound together by gravitation and located some 60 million ...

In that case, you can see at least a few of the many galaxies that make up the Virgo cluster of galaxies, about 60 million light-years from Earth. As you can see in the diagram, these galaxies are ...

The ongoing search for dark matter, the elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light and is estimated ...

Explore NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy — an active starburst galaxy on the Cepheus-Cygnus border known for its high rate of ...

The Sombrero galaxy has long had a place in astronomical history as an intriguing object. The first written record of this ...

Galaxies are ordered into galaxy groups, which are in turn organised into clusters. The Earth is in a galaxy called the Milky Way, which is in the Local Group in the Virgo Supercluster.

The Webb telescope reveals the Sombrero galaxy’s dusty and turbulent history in a new stunning near-infrared portrait.