If not in visible stars and galaxies, the most likely hiding place for the matter is in the dark space between galaxies.

Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA's ...

In a glimpse of the early universe, astronomers have observed a galaxy as it appeared just 800 million years after the Big ...

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...

"We believe that the universe on very large scales is made of a network-like distribution of galaxies, gas and dark matter," ...

Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

A newly-detected spinning galaxy filament is reshaping our understanding of cosmic structure, gas flows, and the origins of ...

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Two barred spiral galaxies, known as NGC 7733 and NGC 7734, are in the process of merging. The lower galaxy has a dusty knot atop its upper arm, which marks a third galactic companion. | Credit: ...

A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—far earlier ...

New measurements using gravitational lensing suggest the universe’s current expansion rate does not agree with signals from ...

The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow bigger and bigger until they become the giant galaxies we see in the modern ...