Astronomers have unveiled the largest-ever galaxy cluster catalog, a monumental achievement that could unlock new insights ...

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

Hubble’s updated view of NGC 3370, richer in light and detail than ever before, deepens our understanding of both the galaxy and the cosmos itself. This new Hubble Picture of the Week highlights a ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies ...

The Milky Way is an exceptional galaxy and home to our small slice of the cosmos. Despite the Milky Way's long history, astronomers say that a galaxy of its type was far too fragile to exist during ...

On human timescales, the universe may as well be eternal. It’ll be here long after our species and our planet are gone, but it does have an end. The generally accepted long-term evolution of the ...

(CNN) — Astronomers have spotted the oldest "dead" galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope, and it's one of the deepest views into the distant universe made ...

How can any telescope see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow bigger and bigger until they become the giant galaxies we see in the modern ...

Astronomers peering back deep in time into the distant universe think they may have discovered a population of previous hidden galaxies that could shake up astrophysics. The research, based on data ...

UK astronomers have developed the most sensitive infrared map of the distant universe ever produced, revealing the origins of the most massive galaxies in the cosmos. Using images obtained with the ...

Down on humanity lately? Consider the following fact, which should fill you with pride for your species. Little more than a century ago, humans believed that our universe consisted solely of the Milky ...