Supermassive black holes (BHs) have been found in 85 galaxies by dynamical modeling of
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …

▪ Abstract The Universe is in transition. At early times, galactic evolution was dominated by
hierarchical clustering and merging, processes that are violent and rapid. In the far future …

We construct dynamical models for a sample of 36 nearby galaxies with Hubble Space
Telescope (HST) photometry and ground-based kinematics. The models assume that each …

We present a two-dimensional fitting algorithm (GALFIT) designed to extract structural
components from galaxy images, with emphasis on closely modeling light profiles of …

We present a two-dimensional (2D) fitting algorithm (Galfit, ver. 3) with new capabilities to
study the structural components of galaxies and other astronomical objects in digital images …

The rapidly expanding field of galaxy formation lies at the interface between astronomy,
particle physics, and cosmology. Covering diverse topics from these disciplines, all of which …

The ATLAS3D project is a multiwavelength survey combined with a theoretical modelling
effort. The observations span from the radio to the millimetre and optical, and provide …

This review discusses the current status of supermassive black hole research, as seen from
a purely observational standpoint. Since the early '90s, rapid technological advances, most …

New surface photometry of all known elliptical galaxies in the Virgo cluster is combined with
published data to derive composite profiles of brightness, ellipticity, position angle, isophote …

The presence of dust in galaxies removes one‐half or more of the stellar energy from the UV‐
optical budget of the universe and has a profound impact on our understanding of how …