The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, ...

Most of these astrophysical monsters are stars with various behavioral issues, such as explosive supernovae or ridiculously ...

See amazing views of colliding galaxies NGC 520 and barred galaxy IC 4212 in imagery from the Siena Galaxy Atlas. Credit: ...

The discovery is only one of a handful of enigmatic objects called ORCs that have ever been found. And their origins are ...

An international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has shed light on a ...

In the intriguing realm of star-forming galaxies, the key factor isn't the total amount of gas but rather its strategic distribution within the galaxy. Researchers at the International Centre for ...

The red shade shows the atomic hydrogen gas content of the galaxy, overlaid on the optical image. The atomic gas that is outside the white circle does not contribute significantly to the formation of ...

Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

Among a "field of galaxies;" the James Webb Space Telescope captured spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648, a billion light-years from ...

JWST observations show that early galaxies were chaotic, gas-filled systems rather than stable disks. Researchers from ...

'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 ...