Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star formation and how a galaxy grows. Scientists have reported finding that Leo ...

Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have ...

"At first, I thought I completely messed up during our research," Olivia Achenbach of the United States Naval Academy told ...

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

The researchers hope their landmark discovery will prompt follow-up observations of magnified stars in both the Dragon Arc galaxy and other distant galaxies. "These findings have typically been ...

Surrounded by glowing discs of swirling gas, quasars emit immense light that can be seen across vast cosmic distances.

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

Data from several other astronomical surveys also aided the discovery team. As the name implies, dwarf galaxies are low-mass realms with low stellar populations, which means they are also rather ...