Using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), astronomers from Italy and Germany have observed a group of galaxies designated NGC ...

The stunning spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are beautifully showcased by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. NASA's ...

Scientists now believe that the galaxy is essentially stealing “fuel” to power its energy output from three neighboring galaxies. As the intense gravity sucks up material from the trio of ...

Our analysis reveals that the simultaneous action of cold gas streams from surrounding galaxies along with galaxy interactions and mergers can drive gas and dust into compact, star-forming cores ...

Discover the incredible journey of carbon atoms through space and their essential role in the creation of life on Earth.

It has a mass equal to about 10 million stars the size of our sun, and has two other relatively small galaxies as neighbors, dubbed Firefly-Best Friend and Firefly-New Best Friend. It is comprised ...