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'Behemoth star' captured in spectacular close-up image — and it's on the brink of explodingAstronomers have taken a superdetailed, zoomed-in photo of the Large Magellanic Cloud's "behemoth star." The stunning image, which is the first of its kind from outside the Milky Way, shows that the giant star is right on the edge of going supernova.
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Researchers spot rare 'triple-ring' galaxy that defies explanationA recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic taxonomy.
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James Webb telescope discovers 'inside out galaxy' near the dawn of timeA bright spiral galaxy appears on a background of thousands of other distant galaxies
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Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theoriesAstronomers have discovered the earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that's well-organized rather than chaotic, challenging theories of cosmic evolution.
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James Webb telescope spots rare 'missing link' galaxy at the dawn of timeAstronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a rare galaxy at the dawn of time that may be a "missing link" between the oldest generation of stars and the ones we see near Earth.
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Monster black hole is starving its host galaxy to death, James Webb telescope revealsNew observations with JWST have confirmed that supermassive black holes have the power to quench star formation across their surrounding galaxies.
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'Exceptional' eclipse image and stunning 'Dolphin Head nebula' among 2024's Astronomy Photographer of the Year winnersA composite image of an annular solar eclipse showing Baily's Beads won top prize at the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
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Scientists confirm that most of the universe is 'darkness and nothing more'Finding the universe's brightness is essential for confirming our theories of what makes up the universe. But to do so, scientists had to send a spacecraft far away from our sun.
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Astronomers measure 'warp speed' of Milky Way galaxyThe Milky Way is warped, possibly as the result of a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. Studying this warp could reveal more about the structure of our galaxy's hidden matter.
