This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of interacting elliptical and spiral galaxies known as Arp 107. Credit: ...
Explore NASA’s top 10 rare and stunning galaxy images, showcasing vibrant interactions, cosmic collisions, and star-forming ...
In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...
This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.
The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and ...
The Penguin and the Egg: This image of distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142, bears an uncanny resemblance to a penguin guarding an egg. The distorted spiral galaxy at center ...
A new computational method gleans more information than its predecessors from maps showing how galaxies are clustered and threaded throughout the universe.
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.
Because we haven't found anything yet, we've started to wonder if dark matter might be lighter or heavier than we thought.
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...