Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...

Webb and Chandra reveal two spiral galaxies after an encounter, exposing heated gas, newborn stars and distorted arms, while ...

Another batch of the ‘impossible’ galaxies turned out not to be standard galaxies at all, but a new type of object that ...

Three merging galaxies host three active black holes, offering rare insight into galaxy and black hole growth.

“You build these machines not to confirm the paradigm but to break it,” European Space Agency senior science and exploration adviser Mark McCaughrean said. This logic underlies the iconoclastic ...

Star-forming galaxies, including ours, are rich in elements — and secrets. Stars come to life fastest in the early histories of such galaxies, but this process doesn’t last at such a high rate forever ...

At first, there was nothing dramatic about the galaxy. ESO 130 G012 sits relatively close by cosmic standards, about 55 ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Galaxies come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some have buff ...

JWST recently caught three of the universe’s earliest galaxies in the act of pulling themselves together from a giant, dark cloud of hydrogen gas. The three dim spots of red light in a recent batch of ...

Astronomers have just discovered two dwarf galaxy candidates orbiting our galaxy. The orientation of these entities suggests there could be up to 500 similar stellar clusters circling the Milky Way, ...