The Sombrero Galaxy, also called Messier 104, sits around 31 million light-years away. It’s located in the direction of the ...

A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. Credit ... What appears to be a single, strangely shaped galaxy is actually two galaxies far apart," the ...

However, that isn’t what scientists see. Instead, stars orbit at about the same speed regardless of their distance from the galactic center. You might see this referred to as the "Galaxy Rotation ...

As the Hubble Space Telescope approaches 35 years since its launch, marking over three decades of incredible images of the ...

An astonishing discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope may rewrite our understanding of the Universe’s early years. A ...

One of the most spectacular galaxies in Earth's sky is the subject of a new image release to help celebrate 35 years of ...

The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...

"No existing galaxy formation model within our standard cosmological paradigm can currently explain how this galaxy came to ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Astronomers are applying new image-processing techniques to previously released Hubble observations in honor of the space ...

Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the ...

Hubble’s 35‑year celebration brings a vibrant reimagining of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing hidden dust lanes and far‑flung ...