Astronomers have spotted the farthest spiral galaxy ever seen. Its light has travelled 12.8 billion years to reach Earth.

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

Explore 21 of the most remarkable images taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing the beauty and vastness of ...

Back when the Universe was new, following the Big Bang some 13.8 billion years ago, galaxies took a bit of time to assemble ...

"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...

Images of the distant spiral galaxy are changing conceptions of the speed and process by which galaxies form.

A new suggests the universe may rotate—just extremely slowly. The finding could help solve one of astronomy’s biggest puzzles.

Looking for a really big story, I naturally headed for "Galaxies in Collision." Bradley Whitmore of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore brought us up to speed. We've known for a ...

Euclid's first data release offers a breathtaking glimpse into our universe, revealing over 26 million galaxies and ...

Large, grand-design spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are common in the nearby Universe. But they have proven hard to find in the early ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 6956. The galaxy is located "214 million light-years ...

A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the charming Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the ...