"Why do they have the same rotation? They must have a connection with each other — that would be a very strong question that ...

Astronomers are closer than ever to working out how the biggest galaxies in the cosmos grew so quickly before dying.

The James Webb Space Telescope may have broken another of its own records, finding potentially five of the earliest and most ...

A breathtaking galactic collision in Stephan's Quintet has been observed, in which five galaxies collide at two million mph, ...

For a long time, astronomers believed galaxy formation followed a very specific model: cosmic gas collects in clumps, stars ...

A group of international scientists discovered three ultra-massive “Red Monster” galaxies capable of forming their own stars ...

In the early Universe, long before they should have had time to grow, astronomers have found what they're calling 'red ...

On Sunday November 23, 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an ...

We are the Universe trying to understand itself. How, and why, did we come to be? Why does the Universe take the shape it ...

A galaxy racing through space at an astonishing speed of two million mph (3.2 million km/h) has created a dramatic collision.

A shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." ...

The WEAVE telescope has documented a high-speed collision of galaxies in Stephan's Quintet, revealing the powerful shockwaves ...