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

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the ...

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

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

In recent years, astronomers have been able to study the motion of the stars in the galaxy with outstanding precision. And ...

The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is a giant cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 7,100 light-years from Earth. NGC 2392, captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope, also ...

A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud is potentially being torn ...

A team has revealed new insights into the motion of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small galaxy neighboring the Milky Way. Their findings suggest that the gravitational pull of ...

New research based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has revealed that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC ...