Astronomers have spotted thousands of young stars huddled around the center of an ancient galaxy, all of which formed nearly simultaneously 4 million years ago. This observation marks the first time ...

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe. While studying the distant galaxy cluster known as ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This barred spiral galaxy NGC 2283 exhibits a bright central bar of stars encircled by loosely ...

Astronomers taking a close look at our nearest neighbor galaxy have made a highly unusual and model-challenging discovery; the vast majority of its satellite galaxies appear to be pointing in our ...

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 ...

Astronomers have identified a compact, superheated galaxy in the early universe that is churning out new suns at roughly 180 times the rate of the Milky Way, turning a tiny patch of sky into a cosmic ...

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 ...

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 ...

An accidental discovery by a team of astronomers has upended existing theories about how galaxies formed in the early universe. The discovery, led by the "Cosmic Web" research group and international ...

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 ...