The long-awaited Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first batch of images Monday (June 23), captivating the world with ...

In a public event on Monday, June 23, the astronomers who operate the powerful observatory released Rubin's debut images ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Witness the breathtaking beauty of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, through 6 stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space ...

Journey through the cosmos with 6 incredibly beautiful galaxy images, all captured by NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope.

Spiral galaxy Messier 106–also known as NGC 4258–is the star of a new image taken with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Known for its galactic pyrotechnics, this swirling galaxy is about ...

This spiral galaxy is named Messier 106, or NGC 4258, and despite its apparently tranquil appearance, it is the site of a hungry, hungry black hole.

Messier 90 is one of very few galaxies moving toward the Milky Way, according to a statement from Hubble. Scientists are able to tell that the galaxy is coming closer to us because of the light ...

Nevertheless, it is worth a brief stopover during your Messier marathon. The Needle Galaxy is especially puzzling to me. Cataloged as NGC 4565, it’s easy to spot, ...

And like Messier 89, the giant galaxy after the merger will look much older and less active than the two spiral galaxies that formed it. When galaxies merge, ...

The galaxy — also known as Messier 104, or M104 — is about 30 million light-years from Earth in the Virgo constellation. French astronomer and comet hunter Pierre Méchain discovered it in 1781.