In new research published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, researchers have figured out how to precisely calculate the forces that affect galaxies in tidal cycles. The next stage is to find galaxies ...

An unseen obstacle in the cloud of gas around a supernova remnant 11,000 light years away is making the supernova’s blast waves lopsided, according to two recent studies. Two teams of astrophysicists ...

Warfare isn’t always about peer forces meeting face to face and proving who is better. Sometimes, the battle skews heavily in favor of the other force. As Moltke the Elder once stated, “No plan ...

The atmosphere of gas planet WASP-107b is a bit lopsided, and that could teach astronomers something new about alien weather. WASP-107b is a strikingly fluffy planet, only about a tenth as dense as ...

The moon’s dust cloud has baffled scientists for years, with its lopsided shape a particular mystery. A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planetssheds light on the cause, ...

A spiral galaxy with a dramatic lopsided shape is featured in contrasting views from two telescopes. The asymmetrical Meathook galaxy, or NGC 2442, has one spiral arm tightly folded in on itself and ...

Dynamical friction. The panels depict sparse areas of the universe with dark colour and dense areas with light colour. The upper panels show the density around a galaxy if the galaxy's gravity bends ...