Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the ...

Using the Gemini Observatory, Argentinian astronomers have conducted comprehensive photometric and spectroscopic observations ...

Located about 3 million light-years from Earth, the Tucana Dwarf galaxy sits at the far edge of the Local Group of galaxies ...

These two images allow you to see how difficult it is to spot these dwarf galaxy candidates in the Dark Energy Camera's images. The first image is a snapshot of DES J0335.6-5403, a celestial ...

Do aliens sleep? You may take sleep for granted, but research suggests many planets that could evolve life don’t have a day ...

The sparsely-populated sphere in this Hubble Space Telescope image is dwarf galaxy Leo A. NASA, ESA, A. del Pino Molina (CEFCA), K. Gilbert and R. van der Marel (STScI), A. Cole (University of ...

Known as the Tucana Dwarf for lying in the constellation Tucana, this dwarf galaxy contains a loose bundle of aging stars at the far edge of the Local Group, an aggregation of galaxies including ...

However, unlike most spiral galaxies, M33 lacks a central bulge, which would otherwise house a supermassive black hole. As a ...

Dark matter halo—A roughly spherical halo of dark matter that surrounds a galaxy, including the Milky Way, and extends far beyond the region of luminous stars. Dwarf galaxy—The smallest and ...

RED Dwarf has been a TV phenomenon for more than three decades. The series starred Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an isolated cosmic fossil, which may offer new insight on galaxy formation. Located about 3 million light-years from Earth, the Tucana Dwarf galaxy sits at ...