An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy—an unprecedented home for a phenomenon previously associated with ...

This week’s large telescope target is elliptical galaxy NGC 2832 in Lynx. Some observers find elliptical galaxies beneath their attention because they lack detail. Sometimes, however ...