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

The stars in our galaxy exhibit a curious chemical division, but is this the norm in the Universe? A recent study shows that ...

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

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

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

Researchers have found a razor-thin, rotating string of galaxies inside a massive cosmic filament, revealing unexpected ...

The galaxy's discovery challenges our understanding of how galaxies were formed in the early period after the Big Bang.

A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a ...

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: ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Milky Way is just a speck in a universe filled with an untold number of galaxies. But if we ...