Astronomers have discovered a previously hidden "cosmic fuel tank" in an infant cluster of forming galaxies. This vast reservoir of cool molecular gas is found in the protocluster known as SPT2349-56, ...

Discover how JWST's groundbreaking observations of the oldest galaxies reveal new insights into early galaxies discovery and transform our understanding of galaxy formation.

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dusty star-forming galaxy at high redshift. The newfound ...

(CNN) — Astronomers have made the surprising discovery of oxygen and elements like heavy metals in the most distant known galaxy. The galaxy is 13.4 billion light-years away, meaning it formed in the ...

Spanish astronomers have conducted deep optical imaging of an isolated dwarf galaxy known as NGC 6789. Results of the new ...

Sci-fi tends to paint the edge of our galaxy as a desolate backwater, but in one early galaxy, the galactic rim is the bright, bustling center of activity, and the core is the aging backwater. The ...

Researchers have found that there’s something highly unusual about the Milky Way that sets it apart from galaxies which, on a surface level, appear similar. The distinction is technical but ...

In the vast darkness of the early universe, a spiral of light named Zhúlóng offers a new glimpse into cosmic history. This galaxy, shaped like our Milky Way, formed just a billion years after the Big ...

A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled the intriguing galaxy NGC 2775, characterized by a mind-bending shape that challenges astronomers’ understanding of galaxy formation and classification. NGC ...