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![A Hubble Space Telescope image of the host galaxy of an exceptionally powerful fast radio burst, FRB 20220610A.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CAirtS5HdH5YyiPVirtyHC-320-80.jpg)
Hubble tracks farthest and most powerful fast radio burst back to 'blob' of 7 galaxies
By Robert Lea published
The most powerful and distant fast radio burst ever seen has been tracked to a "blob" of galaxies that existed when the universe was less than half its current age.
![The Small Magellanic Cloud as seen in infrared by the VISTA telescope.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Q3WH3xKphCJvtv3MmAH4D-320-80.jpg)
One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals
By Robert Lea published
New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.
![James Webb Space Telescope in outer space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZiJAqQTXetp4qfM7YemRaA-320-80.jpg)
8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023
By Ben Turner published
The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.
![The spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is located 275 million light-years from Earth. Seen face-on, the galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULWrxrjBL8nsK7J7dUAZeL-320-80.jpg)
Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Hubble Telescope viewed a distant galaxy whose light appears to contradict some of the most common rules of quantum physics.
![A map of galaxies with a large stream of stars running through it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/khFUQqgMR6HdhVhPkx59Xh-320-80.jpg)
Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted
By Harry Baker published
While hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream stretching between galaxies. The trail of stars is also the longest ever seen.
![Young galaxies from the early universe as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vvu83YzUtWhhfGGBqqDPtD-320-80.jpg)
'Teenage' galaxies from the early universe contain mysterious heavy elements, James Webb telescope reveals
By Conor Feehly published
A sample of galaxies dating to the first 2 to 3 billion years of the universe contain much heavier elements, and appear to be far hotter, than scientists expected.
![The second- and fourth-most distant galaxies ever seen (UNCOVER z-13 and UNCOVER z-12) have been confirmed using the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). They are shown here as near-infrared wavelengths of light that have been translated to visible-light colors.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nW2bNGhZ2ocszp4kxXwNCQ-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope discovers 2 of the oldest galaxies in the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a cosmic 'peanut' and 'fluff ball' that happen to be two of the four oldest galaxies in the known universe.
![JWST color-composed image of the Cosmic Vine.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w8QC7hdGNKbuUWeuob6Fsa-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies sprawling through the early universe
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.
![A diagram showing the transformation from a normal dwarf galaxy to an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9JZA9G4cnnstC5ZXzTBzf8-320-80.jpg)
Tiny galaxies that had their stars stolen could be a 'missing link' in cosmic evolution
By Robert Lea published
More than 100 observed galaxies are being disrupted and stripped of their outer layers, transforming them into fossil-dense, ultra-compact dwarf galaxies.
![Galaxy Undergoing a Starburst Artist's Impression space wallpaper](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gb5qSSpGD522wLtYRCjwZ7-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope's observations of 'impossible' galaxies at the dawn of time may finally have an explanation
By Ben Turner published
A new set of simulations suggests that the unusual brightness of early galaxies discovered by the James Webb telescope could be because of a strange, rapid-burst mode of star formation.
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