The FLAMINGO super simulation maps the universe from its earliest moments but finds galaxies cluster less than cosmological models predict, deepening a long-standing puzzle.

Humans are captivated by the idea of finding life elsewhere in the universe – and even more by the idea that life, if found, ...

Distance records are an excellent proxy for the state of the art in astronomy. Finding extremely faraway galaxies is hard. In general, objects get smaller and fainter with distance (although bizarre ...

Scientists have identified a strange cosmic relic called Cloud-9 — a starless, gas-filled object dominated by dark matter.

How can any telescope see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The history of how stars and galaxies came to be and evolved into the present day remains among the most challenging astrophysical questions to solve yet, but new research brings us closer to ...

A team of Italian astronomers discovered a fossil galaxy estimated to be 3 billion light-years away from Earth, making it the most distant spectacle of its kind outside of the local universe. Dubbed ...

The discovery of an extremely metal-poor galaxy, observed thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, opens a fissure in the ...

A stunning photo from the International Space Station connects Earth's aurora and city lights with the distant Andromeda ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes light from our closest star, the Sun, about eight minutes to reach Earth. But light that leaves stars in distant galaxies takes a lot more time to reach our planet — billions ...

The most powerful cosmic rays in the universe currently have no explanation. New research suggests that exotic, self-annihilating particles in our own galaxy may hold the answer. When you purchase ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Arp 274, also known as NGC 5679, is a system of three galaxies that appear to be partially overlapping in the image, although they may be at somewhat different distances. The spiral ...