A seismic shift occurred in astronomy during the Scientific Revolution, beginning with 16th-century polymath Copernicus and his proposal that the Earth revolved around the sun. By the 17th century ...

In this week's Astronomy magazine podcast, we'll help you observe elliptical galaxies M84 and M86, spiral galaxy M98, and the Eyes (NGC 4435 and NGC 4438) in your March night sky.

The majority of 'elliptical' galaxies are not spherical but disc-shaped, resembling spiral galaxies such as our own Milky Way with the gas and dust removed, new observations suggest.

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In contrast, elliptical galaxies are more tranquil. These oval galaxies are composed primarily of older, redder stars. Most galaxies fall into these basic types.

Galactic collisions can create huge, delicate-looking and quite beautiful shells surrounding elliptical galaxies. ... That is almost always the case in astronomy when a new type of object is found.

Astronomers think the disk’s needle-like look is caused by dust particles following a highly elliptical orbit around the star. NASA/ESA/P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley) July 20, 2007 ...

The Supergalactic Plane we are located in doesn't have many spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. Astronomers think they finally know why galaxies like ours are so rare.