![]() ssc2011-05b 04.12.11 Gravitational Lensing in ActionThis illustration shows a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, which is used by astronomers to study very dista... view image |
![]() sig10-024 11.24.10 Bent Galactic JetsAstronomers have caught sight of an unusual galaxy that, like a lighthouse, has illuminated new details about a celes... view image |
![]() sig08-003 01.25.08 Celestial Cities and the Roads That Connect ThemNew observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that galaxies prefer to raise stars in cosmic suburbia r... view image |
![]() ssc2007-13c1 08.06.07 Galactic Pileup (no planet)This artist's concept illustrates one of the largest smash-ups of galaxies ever observed. NASA's Spitzer Space Telesc... view image |
![]() ssc2007-13c 08.06.07 Galactic PileupThis artist's concept shows what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical planet around a star tossed out of... view image |
![]() ssc2005-03b 01.11.05 At the Heart of BlobsThis artist's concept illustrates one possible answer to the puzzle of the "giant galactic blobs." These blobs (red),... view image |