This pair of galaxies is currently in the process of colliding and merging into one, a process that will take around a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured two tangled galaxies, whose interactions have caused knots to form in the ...

When galaxies merge, the supermassive black holes that sit in their centers ... Then in September, a separate group of physicists pointed out that another dark matter candidate sometimes called fuzzy ...

"Very little is known about what causes the formation of magnetars," researcher Kritti Sharma said. "Our work helps to answer this question." ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a remarkable view of merging galaxies, showing a spiral galaxy in the midst of colliding with a lenticular galaxy. This image of the galaxy group "Stephan's ...

An international team of astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—each nearly as massive as the Milky ...

2024 — Astronomers have spotted a pair of galaxies in the act of merging 12.8 billion years ago. The characteristics of these galaxies indicate that the merger will form a monster galaxy ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a powerful tool for exploring space, launched in December 2021. It can see faraway ...

or by merging with smaller galaxies. But whether these are the only mechanisms, or if others may have existed at earlier stages in the universe, remains unclear. Related: Group of 60 ultra-faint ...

The DESI survey reveals that active black holes in small galaxies are common. The findings may help reveal how the two cosmic bodies evolve together.

Stephan's Quintet, as the name implies, is a group of five galaxies. The 'Evil Eye': Located 17 million ... located about 100 ...

Such interactions between nearby galaxies, which may ultimately result in galaxies merging, may induce episodes of significantly increased star formation, producing what is called a starburst galaxy.