Large Magellanic Cloud

The first dormant black hole likely found lurking in another galaxy

It orbits a monster star but isn't feeding off it.

By Phil Plait | 

6 months ago

One of the brightest pulsars ever seen was somehow missed despite being right next door

Luminous beacon was probably dismissed as a galaxy.

By Phil Plait | 

8 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 | 

1 year ago

Black hole in Milky Way satellite galaxy found as it tosses around its companion

It has a mass equivalent to 11.1 Suns.

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Cosmic beauty and terror mark the 30th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope

By Phil Plait | 

2 years ago

eROSITA is now scanning the skies for X-rays

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

The Milky Way stole a lot of its satellite galaxies from another small galaxy

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

Reassessing an irregular spiral: A spectacular image of the Large Magellanic Cloud

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

'Amateur' astronomers create an incredible 1000+ hour image of a galactic neighbor

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

The imperfect perfection of the star cluster NGC 1898

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago