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Posts with Tag: Galaxies

Browse our latest explorations of space and science - from orbital mechanics to propulsion systems, we investigate the successes, the failures, and the questions that drive discovery forward.

Infinity, Interrupted

Infinity, Interrupted

Posted on 25th Jul 2025

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is quietly revolutionising astronomy, photographing the early Universe, and breaking records for its new discoveries every other week. For example, just a month or so ago it broke the record for finding the oldest galaxy humans have ever laid eyes on. Again. B...

The Trouble with Dark Galaxies

The Trouble with Dark Galaxies

Posted on 11th Jul 2025

Whenever we talk about dark matter, the conversation includes a fair amount of uncertainty. For one thing, there are competing theories that question the very existence of dark matter. For another, we've been looking for it for decades and have come up with precisely nothing. Dark matter is though...