Themes: Galaxies
See allIn a very distant galaxy: FGC 1287
What mechanism is stripping off gas away from the galaxy FGC 1287 and producing a long tail of neutral hydrogen?
Read more
In a very distant galaxy: 3C 75
Two black holes orbit each other in the centre of collision of two galaxies, in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster.
Read more
In a very distant galaxy: Hercules A
Hercules A is much bigger than what we see in the visible light. Observed in the radio band, it reveals the activity of a central black hole with the mass of 4 billion suns.
Read more
In a very distant galaxy: NGC 1277
It is challenging to find pristine galaxies like NGC 1277, which allows us to see what otherwise would be too far and faint.
Read more
In a very distant galaxy: Messier 90
Spiral galaxies NGC 4569 and IC 3583 highlight the importance of the environment to understand how galaxies evolve.
Read more