Yet much of the dust endures, likely cocooned by protective cooler gas pockets, according to the statement. Observing these ...

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged in the field of astronomy—the James Webb Space Telescope has captured the signal of ...

Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that's not only exceptionally powerful, but also ...

Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville ...

As we stand on the brink of technological evolution, our capacity to delve deeper into the cosmic abyss is escalating. The ...

Two colliding galaxies have been found to be reorganizing their dwarf satellites, potentially solving a major conundrum plaguing the standard model of cosmology.

Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.

Do dwarf galaxies have a large black hole in the center? Duane MorsePhoenix, Arizona Nearly all massive galaxies are known to ...

Ph.D. candidate Anthony Englert GS observed a light bridge between two galaxies in local galaxy cluster Abell 3667.

Images taken with the MIRI infrared camera on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made it possible to observe the first galaxies in long-wavelength infrared light for the first time. Alongside ...

During the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, sidewalk astronomers brought a sense of hope into Washington, D.C.

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud—something that has never been detected in a smaller galaxy.