The vastness of space allows for a huge variety of structures to pop up all over the place. Even things we think of as one-and-done objects—like galaxies—come in quite a few shapes and sizes. Follow ...

A collection of 300 unusually bright objects in deep space may contain galaxies that formed in the early universe. These objects, captured in infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, have ...

Late October presents a perfect opportunity to spot the ancient light of the Andromeda galaxy as it climbs high overhead to ...

For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of light is incredibly fast to us ...

The Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on NGC 45, a nearly invisible galaxy where bright pink nebulae mark regions of active star birth. This rare type of galaxy may hold answers to how galaxies form and ...

Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones.

For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the universe. However, a new study suggests they might not exist at all. Instead, what we perceive as dark ...