Galaxies Stories

NASA’s Hubble Uncovers Case of Missing Oxygen in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies

NASA’s Hubble studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and found that much of the oxygen they expected to see is missing. 

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.

Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed…