In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of researchers led by Kristen McQuinn, a scientist at the Space ...

In the modern universe, supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies and their host galaxies grow together. But this ...

In the years following the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

Looking at a distant galaxy means looking back in time.

By combining data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys and the Gemini South telescope, astronomers have investigated three ...

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed ...

The night sky has always played a crucial role in navigation, from early ocean crossings to modern GPS. Besides stars, the ...

Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

Photos from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed more than 40 stars within the gravitationally lensed "Dragon Arc" ...