ARP 188 and Redshifted Galaxies

An Observation and Analysis by Julian Caruana Abela ASM Vice President describes the surprise acquisition of distant galaxies using modest equipment! ARP 188 – Tadpole Galaxy Arp 188, the Tadpole Galaxy, is a strongly perturbed barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco at a distance of approximately 420 million …

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First images taken with the Euclid Space Telescope

Absolutely STUNNING! The first images taken with the Euclid Space Telescope have been published and words cannot describe their beauty. Space Scientists hope to use Euclid to unlock the mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy in our Universe. For now, let’s take a moment to enjoy these magnificent snapshots. …

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A Night with the Galaxies – Public Event

The excitement is building as the island universes await for tomorrow evening’s much awaited Night with the Galaxies Join us as we round up April with large telescope to look through, computerised telescopes to see deeper into the universe, scientists on site ready to talk us through it all, and …

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A Gentle Introduction to Galaxies and the Universe

ASM hopes you all enjoyed our ‘Gentle Introduction to Galaxies and the Universe’. A big thank you to all those who attended both online and in person, and also to Connor Sant Fournier (pictured above) for taking the time to guide us through the start of our journey into the …

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