Galaxies like the Milky Way boast more than spirals; they also have feathers, where clumps of new stars are born. Astronomers ...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery—a massive spiral disk galaxy, much larger than expected, in the early universe.

The Big Wheel, discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang - surprisingly ...

"Starburst galaxies birth lots of hot blue stars that burn fast and die quickly in explosions that unleash intense ...

This preferred direction of spin might be due to one of two reasons: either our entire universe exists in a black hole, or ...

The James Webb Telescope has discovered a gigantic galaxy from the early universe, likely dating back 12 billion years.

A European dark matter telescope called Euclid has released its first treasure trove of data, showing galaxies by the ...

An accidental discovery by a team of astronomers has upended existing theories about how galaxies formed in the early ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".