The Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by a constellation of dwarf galaxies that are arranged in a highly lopsided manner. Analysis of cosmological ...

Astronomers have peered back in time to find what looks like a population of 'hidden' galaxies that could hold the key to unlocking some of the universe's secrets. If their existence is confirmed it ...

"We were surprised by the streams of light that were visible near the center of the galaxies, as nothing similar has been ...

Whether influenced by the vastness of space, the imaginative worlds of science fiction, the influence of pop culture, or the ...

Astronomers have peered back in time to find what looks like a population of "hidden" galaxies that could hold the key to unlocking some of the universe's secrets. If their existence is confirmed it ...

Up until recently, astronomy was reliant entirely on electromagnetic waves. While that changed with the confirmation of ...

Nicknamed the “Big Wheel,” a giant, spiral-shaped disk galaxy was spotted in an unusually crowded part of the early universe just two billion years after the big bang ...

"A supercomputer simulation shows many galaxies merging over time. The parts of galaxies we can see are glowing stars forming from gas in their central parts. Visualizations like these inform ...

A line of glowing lights streaking silently across the night sky left many residents across the Southeast pausing in awe — and confusion.

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the Powers of 10 video, which came out in the 1970s. Perhaps you remember it, with the ...

A bright star within our Milky Way galaxy photobombed a beautiful new image of a distant galaxy with "patchy" spiral arms.

The easiest way to time travel is more simple than you realise - and it doesn't involve any fancy equipment, say scientists.