Galaxies – Page 16 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Pairs of Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies May Be Rarer Than Previously Thought

Posted on September 21, 2015March 23, 2017

There may be fewer pairs of supermassive black holes orbiting each other at the cores of giant galaxies than previously thought.

Astronomers Discover How Lowly Dwarf Galaxy Gets Concentrated Star Power

Posted on September 9, 2015March 28, 2017

Dwarf galaxy WLM reveals its star-forming secrets.

The ALMA data for four galaxies is show in relation to objects in the COSMOS field taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.

ALMA Detects First Traces of Carbon ‘Smog’ Permeating Atmospheres of Early Galaxies

Posted on June 24, 2015March 23, 2017

ALMA detected ionized carbon in bevy of early galaxies.

Magnetic-Field Discovery Gives Clues to Galaxy Formation Processes

Posted on June 18, 2015March 22, 2017

Astronomers making a detailed, multi-telescope study of a nearby galaxy have discovered a magnetic field coiled around the galaxy’s main spiral arm.

VLA Reveals Bashful Black Hole in Neighboring Galaxy

Posted on June 17, 2015March 22, 2017

Thanks to the extraordinary sensitivity of the Karl G Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have detected what they believe is the long-sought radio emission coming from a supermassive black hole at the center of one of our closest neighboring galaxies.

Astronomers ‘Unscramble’ Einstein Ring to Reveal Star Formation in the Distant Universe

Posted on June 8, 2015March 28, 2017

ALMA’s Long Baseline Campaign reveals hidden views of lensed galaxy SDP.81.

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