There’s plenty of real estate in the universe, but some neighborhoods are more desirable than others. Giant elliptical galaxies that are more than twice as massive as the Milky Way are far more likely ...

A photo of the huge elliptical galaxy M87 [left] is compared to its three-dimensional shape as gleaned from meticulous observations made with the Hubble and Keck telescopes [right]. Because the galaxy ...

Look into the night sky and you'll glimpse the stars from hundreds of billions of galaxies. Some galaxies are swirling blue disks like our own Milky Way, others are red spheres or misshapen, clumpy ...

How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of ...

Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes, and trying to define them is difficult In keeping with both trend and theme, it’s time to take a step outward—a big step. If you're enjoying this article, ...

Seen from Earth, the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is just a two-dimensional blob, though one that appears perfectly symmetrical and thus a favored target of amateur astronomers. Yet, a new, highly ...