The history of how stars and galaxies came to be and evolved into the present day remains among the most challenging astrophysical questions to solve yet, but new research brings us closer to ...

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

This composite image contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), which helped identify SPT2215 along with other telescopes, and data from Hubble (cyan and orange). Before this, astronomers were not sure ...

Every giant was once a baby, though you may never have seen them at that stage of their development. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun to shed light on formative years in the history of the ...

A young galaxy cluster spotted by the Chandra X-ray Observatory may have gotten a head start on "relaxing" before is galactic siblings. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A newly discovered radio halo, 10 billion light-years away, reveals that galaxy clusters in the early universe were already steeped in high-energy particles. The finding hints at ancient black hole ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Shapley supercluster was one of five giant structures detected in a new study of the local ...

Thousands of galaxies flood this near-infrared, high-resolution image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the ...

A dazzling new image produced using both the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed one of the most detailed views of the universe to date, NASA has announced. Created ...

We think the universe is 13.8 billion years old, but could we be wrong? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The universe could be ...

The Cosmic Gems arc as observed by the JWST. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Bradley (STScI), A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the Cosmic Spring collaboration. The history of how stars and ...