New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new details of the Cartwheel Galaxy, uncovering insights into star formation and its central black hole. This vibrant portrait of our Milky Way ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

Astronomers have identified what could be the largest structure ever observed in the known universe—a vast network of galaxy ...

HH 30, a fascinating Herbig-Haro object, serves as a cosmic laboratory for studying star formation and planetary evolution.

An international team of researchers has found dark matter dominating the halos of two supermassive black holes in galaxies ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

These jets become elusive the farther back in time astronomers try to look because of the so-called cosmic microwave ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

The Godzilla Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Sagittarius that was imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission ...

Discover 7 spectacular space photographs acquired by NASA, including faraway galaxies, gorgeous nebulae, and cosmic wonders. Explore the wonder of the universe with these stunning space images!

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.