"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are." ...

The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...

Learn how ALMA gives astrophysics a front row seat to dynamic forces that shape the galaxy, called space tornadoes.

Swirling through the Milky Way's central zone, in the turbulent region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core of ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered the Firefly Sparkle galaxy, a young cosmic entity that may resemble the Milky ...

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...