"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky Way came into being." ...

Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a new dwarf galaxy, which received designation ...

"There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions ...

A flat plane of dark matter beyond the Local Group may explain why nearby galaxies move away from us instead of falling ...

The galaxy has a low star formation rate despite being located in a huge gas reservoir.

By measuring the galaxy’s redshift, the scientists behind the discovery were able to confirm that its light has been ...

Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger.

Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the researchers identified an ongoing merger event of at least ...

For many years, scientists have tried to understand how the Milky Way is positioned in space, and how it moves together with ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe ...