These objects were actually the Andromeda and Messier 33 galaxies, the closest large galaxies to our Milky Way. Today, up to ...

Researchers have found that there's something highly unusual about the Milky Way, setting it apart from other galaxies. As ...

Research shows that galaxies form inside gigantic haloes of dark matter, the elusive substance that doesn't interact with ...

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But three new studies raise ...

The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it ...

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

Webb’s Powerful Mid-Infrared Instrument Resolves Clumpy Nature of Dusty Disk Astronomers are known for their precision, but ...

The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow ...

Drawing on those images and computer simulations, the team reports that UFO galaxies seem to be similar in size and shape to ...

The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered ...

The Sombrero galaxy, which is about the size of the Milky Way, is positioned some 30 million light-years away. The Webb ...

Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did ...