The Firefly Sparkle Galaxy is the first Milky Way-sized galaxy to ever be found while still in the process of forming.

But the state-of-the-art space observatory has recently imaged two grand design spiral galaxies, and one appears to be the ...

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

Astronomers uncover a young galaxy similar to the Milky Way, shedding light on its early formation just 600 million years ...

Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 ...

Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with ...

Scientists have found the beginnings of a young universe that may offer insights into the beginnings of our own Milky Way Galaxy. Geoff Bennett and Miles O'Brien discussed why scientists are excited ...

Stunning new photographs taken by Wellesley College astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have unveiled a newly ...

NASA’s James Webb space telescope might be leading headlines, but other observations ... a new image of two galaxies merging, which teases the fate of the Milky Way. The galactic merger is ...

18, 2024 — Galaxy clusters ... Map Ever of Our Milky Way Sep. 26, 2024 — Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ...