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

The filament is a part of the vast cosmic web composed primarily of dark matter and interspersed with lighter layers of ...

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

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 ...

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

Indian scientists have discovered a 13.8-billion-year-old galaxy that resembles the Milky Way. The galaxy has been named ...

Q How many galaxies are in the universe? — Gus Powvens, Madison, Wis. A Jim Lattis, director of the UW Space Place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Galaxies are clouds of stars that range in ...

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 — ...