#Galaxy

Joshua Shavit

Building blocks for RNA-based life abound at center of our galaxy

According to this scenario, life on Earth was originally based on RNA only, and DNA and protein enzymes evolved later.

Joseph Shavit

New findings shed light on the origin of our galaxy's supermassive black hole

Newly discovered black holes in dwarf galaxies shed light on the origin of our galaxy's central supermassive black hole.

Joseph Shavit

New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought

The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.

Joseph Shavit

Researchers use galaxy as a ‘cosmic telescope’ to study the universe

A unique new instrument, coupled with a powerful telescope and a little help from nature, enables scientists to peer into galactic nurseries

Joseph Shavit

First image of the gigantic black hole at the heart of our galaxy

As astronomers look out at the distant cosmos, it’s only natural that they would also look inward, to the center of our own Milky Way.

Joseph Shavit

Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy

Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time.

Joseph Shavit

Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever

An international team of astronomers has spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy some 13.5 billion light-years away.

Joseph Shavit

Largest galaxy ever found discovered is 150x larger than the Milky Way

The galaxy, dubbed Alcyoneus, is a large radio galaxy that spans 16.3 million light-years or roughly 150x the span of the Milky Way galaxy.

Joseph Shavit

Astronomers discover a massive galaxy 'shipyard' in the distant universe

Astronomers have reported the discovery of a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies 11 billion light-years from Earth.

Joseph Shavit

Astronomers discover infant planet

One of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an international team of scientists.

Joseph Shavit

Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy

A planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.