Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds ...

From your place inside the Milky Way, you are living within a galaxy that keeps a detailed chemical diary. Every star holds ...

Conventional telescopes are limited in detecting low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures, which are essential for studying ...

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been ...

According to modern cosmology, most galaxies are surrounded by faint, extended halos of light called LSB structures. These ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

At least some evidence suggests that NGC 2775 developed its odd shape after merging with other galaxies eons ago. While not ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Alaknanda, a remarkably mature spiral galaxy existing just 1.5 billion years ...

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While nearly all massive galaxies possess central black holes, the presence of such black holes in dwarf galaxies remains an open question, with previous estimates identifying them in only 0.5% of ...

With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have spotted the most powerful "odd radio circle" (ORC) yet. The discovery could give astronomers a better understanding of how these unusual objects — ...