In March 2021, astronomers observed a high-energy burst of light from a distant galaxy. Assigned the name AT 2021hdr, it was thought to be a supernova. However, there were enough interesting features ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of unusually bright and massive galaxies soon after the Big Bang has cast doubt on ...

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

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.

Dr Jessica May Hislop joined The Institute of Cancer Research as a Bioinformatician in the Houlston Lab in the Genetics and Epidemiology division. Together with her colleagues, she is working towards ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, with the help of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), has captured a remarkable image of two galaxies engaged in a gravitational interaction, each spiraling around the ...

Researchers have just shed light on an essential component of our Galaxy. A discovery that could transform our understanding of the Milky Way and its history. New astronomical ...

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

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

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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 ...