In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of researchers led by Kristen McQuinn, a scientist at the Space ...

Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have ...

The cores of galaxies may not be made of what we thought, new research suggests — they could hold one giant, invisible star ...

By combining data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys and the Gemini South telescope, astronomers have investigated three ...

The researchers hope their landmark discovery will prompt follow-up observations of magnified stars in both the Dragon Arc galaxy and other distant galaxies. "These findings have typically been ...

Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

Photos from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed more than 40 stars within the gravitationally lensed "Dragon Arc" ...

Scientists detected water along with carbon monoxide in SPT0311-58 - made up of two galaxies - located nearly 12.88 billion ...

The researchers hope their landmark discovery will prompt follow-up observations of magnified stars in both the Dragon Arc ...