In rather plain fashion, the smallest galaxies are called dwarfs while the largest are called giants. Our Milky Way Galaxy is one of three large galaxies in the Local Group of Galaxies.

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

It is believed that Dwarf galaxies are the first that formed ... The work has led to the identification of three categories of GCs, namely, A, B, and C, with GCs in category A proven to be ...

Researchers led by the University of Geneva identified three ultra-massive galaxies, each nearly as massive as the Milky Way, existing within the first billion years after the Big Bang. Using ...