See amazing views of colliding galaxies NGC 520 and barred galaxy IC 4212 in imagery from the Siena Galaxy Atlas. Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann Image Processing: T.A. Rector ...
On March 10, 1977, astronomers discovered rings around Uranus! [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Astronomers had long suspected that Uranus has rings, but the actual discovery ...
A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an international team of astronomers led by Penn State scientists. The burst, known ...
Studying the 2022 collision's effects can help scientists protect the Earth from celestial objects that might head toward us ...