colliding galaxies

Head-on cosmic collision: The incredible Cartwheel galaxy seen by JWST

One of the weirdest galaxies in the heavens glows beautifully in new images.

By Phil Plait | 

1 week ago

Is that the Force? Enormous laser beam shoots through a galaxy far, far away

The questions is really which side of the Force it belongs to.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

4 months ago

Line of sight

How do you find the distance to objects quadrillions of km away?

By Phil Plait | 

6 months ago

Sometimes, galaxies collide

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Going deep on colliding galaxies

By Phil Plait | 

2 years ago

The Milky Way head-butted another galaxy billions of years ago

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

2 years ago

A lopsided trail of galactic destruction… and construction

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

The staggering beauty of galactic collisions

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

Will they or won't they? Two galaxies that probably won't become one

By Phil Plait | 

4 years ago

A quintet of galaxies that's actually a quartet. Except it's a quintet.

By Phil Plait | 

4 years ago