Early Spiral Galaxy Captured for the First Time Using Gravitational Lenses . For the first time ever, scientists have ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Most galaxies' structures can be categorized as spiral, elliptical or irregular, but the Sombrero is classed as peculiar. For more sublime space images, check out our Space Photo of the Week archives.

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly ...

One such mystery lies at the edge of our solar system—the Oort Cloud. Recent studies suggest that this distant shell of icy bodies may have spiral arms, resembling a miniature galaxy.