The giant spiral didn’t look like it belonged there, so Wang assumed it was an interloper from much later in cosmic time that just happened to be in JWST’s field of view. Upon further analysis ...

It wasn’t until NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its eye to the scene that the story took an unexpected turn.

Scientists have unveiled an enormous gas cloud just 300 light-years from the solar system that measures about full 40 moons ...

The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected has been presented by a team of international astronomers using data from ...

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 ...

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

"Giant cat rescues dog from mouse. Funny dogs Maymo, Penny and Potpie." ...

The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before ...

"Dogs Maymo, Penny, and Potpie face a giant witch prank." ...

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 ...