Quasars are the most luminous type of active galaxy. They emit light across the electromagnetic spectrum, produce powerful ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy UGC 2890. The "galaxy lies around 30 million light-years ...

The ring-shaped clouds around the nebula RCW 120 were detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in this composite image. The Black Eye Galaxy is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million ...

“You know something’s up,” I reasoned, “when even your pants are on a downward spiral.” ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

New U.S. Postal Service stamps released last week feature images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

An ultra-deep image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a wide variety of galaxies in the ...

This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.

Get ready to be amazed by the breathtaking beauty of spiral galaxies! NASA has shared stunning images of these cosmic wonders ...