Latest about galaxy
Mysterious deep-space radio signals reveal location of the universe's 'missing matter'
Much of the universe's regular "baryonic" matter is spread through intergalactic space and in diffuse halos around galaxies, researchers proposed after studying the behavior of fast radio bursts emitted from deep space.
James Webb telescope breaks own record, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has broken its own record once again, spotting the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender is MoM-z14, a galaxy visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.
Did astronomers just discover the smallest galaxy in the universe?
A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever seen.
Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
A new study links the Egyptian goddess Nut with the Milky Way galaxy.
Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers
Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that makes up most of the material universe.
Black holes can destroy planets — but they can also lead us to thriving alien worlds. Here's how.
Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.
James Webb telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds
If such worlds exist, they could be among the most common life-bearing planets in the galaxy.
'Totally unexpected' galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope defies our understanding of the early universe
Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's Era of Reionization may have occurred much earlier than previously thought.
First data from Euclid space telescope reveals 26 million galaxies — and another 1.4 billion are on the way
The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations.
'Bull's-eye!' Hubble telescope spots record-shattering 9-ring galaxy — and the cosmic 'dart' that smashed through its center
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a record-smashing galaxy wrapped in 9 rings of stars — along with the dwarf galaxy that violently plunged through its center.
