Capturing the night sky one star at a time. As an astrophotographer, I combine science, patience, and creativity to reveal ...

Astronomers studying rare star-forming galaxies reveal how the chaotic past of the universe may mirror the future of the ...

Travel 60 million light-years away into the constellation Virgo to catch a glimpse of interacting galaxies NGC 4568 and NGC 4567. The imagery of the galactic mash-up was captured by the Gemini North ...

The James Webb Telescope reveals a never-before-seen infrared image: thousands of galaxies and ancient stars expose cosmic ...

Surveying nearby galaxies in the process of merging with other galaxies, astronomers have identified massive, dense star ...

Known for its large mass despite emitting very little light, Segue 1 is traditionally viewed as a prime candidate for studying dark matter-dominated galaxies. However, the unique investigation ...

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally ...

What Noterdaeme and his colleagues spied was a distant snapshot of the two galaxies in the process of merging into one large galaxy 11 billion light-years away. The findings, described in a study ...