For years, some of the strangest objects in the James Webb Space Telescope’s deep images were tiny crimson specks that defied ...

There may not be as nearly as many small galaxies in the early universe as astronomers predict there should be, which has big ...

Why it's so special: What if a galaxy had only one spiral arm? Our solar system resides on the outskirts of one of the Milky Way galaxy's estimated four spiral arms, according to Space.com, but not ...

Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team shared a new image of a region of the sky called the COSMOS ...

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, which incorporates six different wavelengths of light. ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker You might ...

Extraordinary images from the Euclid space telescope have captured 26 million galaxies, some as far off as 10.5 billion light years. Euclid was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in July 2023 ...

Astronomers have uncovered a gargantuan black hole that appears to sit almost alone in space, with hardly any stars around it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the nearly edge-on Sombrero Galaxy ...

Data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of small galaxies that played a starring role in a cosmic makeover that transformed the early universe into the one we know today. White ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed yet another marvel from deep in outer space. A galaxy named MoM-z14 has taken the title of most distant galaxy the telescope has captured. It is a ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth. When you purchase through links ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies near the dawn of time were much more chaotic than they are today. When you ...