Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have long been thought to lack the heft to attract mass and grow in the same way.

Uncover the mysteries of galaxies with Rutgers University's new findings on Leo P, a small galaxy that started and stopped ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, cosmic 'ghost towns,' offer new insights into the early universe and star formation.

Measurements of the distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies find that it is millions of light years closer than the standard ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls. Astronomers have discovered a rare ...

Measuring distances across the universe is much more challenging than measuring distances on Earth. Is a brighter star closer ...

The “Great Attractor” is a fascinating cosmic phenomenon that has long captivated astronomers. The Milky Way and millions of other galaxies in our local universe are being drawn towards it at ...

The galaxy, located in the constellation Leo, is about the same size as a star cluster within the Milky Way and is about the ...