In a recently published study, astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope have identified what could be the ...

A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how ...

Q How many galaxies are in the universe? — Gus Powvens, Madison, Wis. A Jim Lattis, director of the UW Space Place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Galaxies are clouds of stars that range in ...

Indian scientists have discovered a 13.8-billion-year-old galaxy that resembles the Milky Way. The galaxy has been named ...

At least some evidence suggests that NGC 2775 developed its odd shape after merging with other galaxies eons ago. While not ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Alaknanda, a remarkably mature spiral galaxy existing just 1.5 billion years ...

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We've all come to appreciate the beautiful images space telescopes provide us of galaxies, nebulas and more, but they also provide astronomers with important scientific information about our universe.

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While nearly all massive galaxies possess central black holes, the presence of such black holes in dwarf galaxies remains an open question, with previous estimates identifying them in only 0.5% of ...