This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

He initially thought the galaxy was an unhelpful distraction to his other, unrelated studies of this particular patch of the early universe. The giant spiral didn’t look like it belonged there ...

Scientists have spotted a defiant galaxy. Located nearly 1 billion light-years from Earth, the galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 ...

A recent astronomical discovery is revolutionizing our understanding of spiral galaxies. A giant spiral galaxy, located nearly a billion light-years away, defies established theories with its colossal ...

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope by releasing a ...

Twelve billion years ago, in a universe still finding its form, a cosmic giant was already in full spin. Astronomers have now spotted a colossal spiral galaxy — nicknamed the Big Wheel — that ...

the spiral should no longer be stable. J2345-0449—as the galaxy is thankfully also known—was found in 2014, when astronomers in India hunted down a giant radio source known to possess ...

The most distant spiral galaxy candidate known to date has been discovered. This ultra-massive system existed just one ...

Explore the unseen wonders of space with these stunning images from NASA’s Hubble Telescope. Witness the majestic spiral arms ...

Discover the Bullseye Galaxy with nine rings, a potential giant low surface brightness galaxy, through groundbreaking ...