A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier ...

Recently, Pune researchers found a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way from the early universe. What is the striking ...

On Sunday night, March 26, Ceres smiles for the camera right in front of a galaxy 55 million light-years away. On Sunday night, March 26, the dwarf planet Ceres will pass directly in front of the ...

Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

Watch live online as the dwarf planet Ceres swoops in front of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy Messier 100 this weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The James Webb space telescope is one of the most powerful observatories that humankind has ever made. And with it, we're able to get an unprecedented view of the early universe, as well as ...

How does galaxy location drive galaxy structure and star formation? This is what a recent study published in the Monthly ...

A distant star system has Milky Way-like spiral arms orbiting it. New research suggests a giant planet may be to blame. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Craters, clusters, rings, islands, and young stars -- the universe is filled with wonder no matter where you point a camera, ...