This infrared view offers the clearest look yet at how dwarf galaxies merge, evolve, trade gas and ignite waves of new stars.

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds ...

A colossal cosmic filament, measuring 50 million light-years long, has been discovered spinning in deep space, astonishing ...

Razor-thin chain of 14 galaxies may be the biggest spinning structure yet ...

Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that ...

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'This process won't be complete for many millions of years — until then, Queen Berenice II will have to suffer the knots in her hair!' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a highly redshifted galaxy as it may appear if the JWST could zoom in on it.

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, which incorporates six different wavelengths of light. ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker You might ...