Around the galaxy exist stars that have been given a push, and orbit much faster than the vast majority of their stellar ...

Kokoro Hosogi, a physics student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has achieved a rare honor for an ...

Galactic astronomy is a branch of astronomy that focuses on the study of galaxies, including their formation, evolution, and the various celestial objects they contain. Recent research in this ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

Star-forming galaxies, including ours, are rich in elements — and secrets. Stars come to life fastest in the early histories of such galaxies, but this process doesn’t last at such a high rate ...

Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.

Our students become accomplished critical thinkers who have a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems, stellar and galactic astronomy, and cosmology, and who apply this knowledge ...

Stars that currently live in the galaxy’s thick disk were born during a time of galactic chaos, says MIT astrophysicist Tim Hallatt. The stars’ violent upbringing hindered their ability to ...

Astrophysics explores solar and space sciences, planetary systems, stellar and galactic astronomy, and cosmology. Students receive training in astronomy, mathematics, physics and computational and ...

More information: Direct imaging of active galactic nucleus outflows and their origin with the 23 m Large Binocular Telescope, Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02461-y ...

For Nature Astronomy, he primarily covers stars ... she analysed the kinematic and chemical properties of nearby stars in the Galactic thick disk and halo to provide a comprehensive view of ...

Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes ... Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany were also involved in the study. The findings are published in the ...