Matter in intergalactic space is distributed in a vast network of interconnected filamentary structures, collectively ...

A small blue dwarf galaxy passed through the massive Bullseye galaxy. This impact created nine rings of new stars.

Ohio State astronomy professor Adam Leroy is the 2025 recipient of the Henry Draper Medal. The Henry Draper Medal, established in 1886, is awarded every four years to a researcher or pair of ...

Travel 60 million light-years away into the constellation Virgo to catch a glimpse of interacting galaxies NGC 4568 and NGC ...

Delve in and read on to know more! The discovery of GHZ2 offers valuable insights into the evolution of galaxies and the early universe. Media reports suggest that it helps scientists understand ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view of interacting galaxies Arp 142 seems to sing in primary colors. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel ...

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 ...

This image shows N90, where bright young stars carve a cavity, with distant galaxies tinted reddish-brown by dust creating a stunning cosmic backdrop. This Hubble image reveals the Horsehead ...

The arrangement may be as challenging as it is beautiful, potentially posing a problem for our best model of cosmic evolution. The observed dwarf galaxies sit relatively close to Earth at just ...

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are the faintest type of galaxy in the universe. Typically containing just a few hundred to a thousand stars—compared with the hundreds of billions that make up the ...