In dark skies at night, distant starlight twinkles and speaks to vast cosmic histories almost as old as time itself. New data ...

Galaxy formation and evolution modelling combines astrophysical theory, numerical techniques and observational data to reconstruct the life cycle of galaxies from the early universe to the present day ...

Spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is located about 56 million light-years from us. It is a pretty special galaxy, with two beautiful spiral arms and not one but two bar-like structures in its core. Now, it is ...

Stellar population synthesis (SPS) is a cornerstone technique for interpreting the integrated light of galaxies in terms of their constituent stars, ages, chemical compositions and dust content. By ...

"Understanding galaxy clusters is the key to understanding the biggest galaxies in the universe," said Dr. Chapman, who is also a UBC affiliate professor. "These massive galaxies mostly reside in ...