dwarf galaxies Astronomers find a treasure trove of black holes in small galaxies Dwarf galaxies have active black holes hiding in plain sight. By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago The secret of the bulge: A gorgeous partially digested galaxy in the Milky Way’s core The star cluster Liller 1 is not what it appears. By Phil Plait 3 weeks ago Breaking down the structure and history of a nearby — and weird — galaxy Centaurus A is under scrutiny as it eats other galaxies. By Phil Plait 1 month ago A nearby galaxy is giving birth to a brand new baby galaxy! A small galaxy is born from the ripped-out guts of a big one. By Phil Plait 3 months ago An enormous black hole is blasting out chaos and… acting as a midwife for stars? Huge black hole is actually helping stars be born. By Phil Plait 5 months ago Non-baryonic mystery: Where is this galaxy's dark matter? A faint diffuse galaxy is missing its dark matter. By Phil Plait 5 months ago A satellite galaxy to the Milky Way has a way too big black hole at its heart Leo I is far too small for its enormous central black hole. By Phil Plait 6 months ago It's galactic cannibalism all the way down A satellite galaxy of the Milky Way ate a satellite galaxy of its own. By Phil Plait 7 months ago The Phoenix star stream, remnant of a long-dead stellar city By Phil Plait 1 year ago In dwarf galaxies, a black hole wind is rising By Phil Plait 2 years ago Load More
Astronomers find a treasure trove of black holes in small galaxies Dwarf galaxies have active black holes hiding in plain sight. By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago
The secret of the bulge: A gorgeous partially digested galaxy in the Milky Way’s core The star cluster Liller 1 is not what it appears. By Phil Plait 3 weeks ago
Breaking down the structure and history of a nearby — and weird — galaxy Centaurus A is under scrutiny as it eats other galaxies. By Phil Plait 1 month ago
A nearby galaxy is giving birth to a brand new baby galaxy! A small galaxy is born from the ripped-out guts of a big one. By Phil Plait 3 months ago
An enormous black hole is blasting out chaos and… acting as a midwife for stars? Huge black hole is actually helping stars be born. By Phil Plait 5 months ago
Non-baryonic mystery: Where is this galaxy's dark matter? A faint diffuse galaxy is missing its dark matter. By Phil Plait 5 months ago
A satellite galaxy to the Milky Way has a way too big black hole at its heart Leo I is far too small for its enormous central black hole. By Phil Plait 6 months ago
It's galactic cannibalism all the way down A satellite galaxy of the Milky Way ate a satellite galaxy of its own. By Phil Plait 7 months ago