A Rutgers-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence of how galaxies expand by tracing the invisible scaffolding of the ...

In 1925, Edwin Hubble's observation of Cepheid variables in the Andromeda galaxy revolutionized astronomy, proving the ...

Using the wide-field survey capabilities of the Subaru Telescope, astronomers discovered active supermassive black holes, or quasars, in the distant universe and then studied them with the James Webb ...

Astronomers using the Webb Telescope may have found a new type of object: cold, glowing black hole stars from the early ...

A possible galaxy named Capotauro may have formed within 90 million years of the big bang – but astronomers can’t be sure ...

You’ll see some irregular galaxies that look like nothing, and some barred spirals that look like everything. Along the way, ...

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

Our understanding of cosmology hinges on how well we know our own local universe, which remains poorly mapped and poorly ...

A monster galaxy from the early universe shows that the cosmos was rich with oxygen when it was only less than 3% of its present age, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have detected what could be the oldest galaxy ever observed, ...

The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Is there a scientific ...

This image combines data from the JWST's MIRI and NIRcam cameras to create a multicolour view of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. The the green, orange, and red hues come from MIRI and reveal the reddest ...