"Everything scattered in the Andromeda system is very asymmetric and perturbed. It does appear that something significant ...

Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows one of the most famous and beautiful objects in the night sky.

"It was actually a total surprise to find the satellites in that configuration and we still don’t fully understand why they ...

The agency is encouraging astronomy clubs to throw “star parties” to introduce people to the nebulae and galaxies spotted by ...

High-resolution imagery from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirmed eight rings, and data from the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii confirmed a ninth. Hubble and Keck also confirmed which ...

Although space is mostly empty, galaxies are drawn together along filaments of ... Not far from the larger galaxy is a smaller one, seen in visible light images using the Hubble Space Telescope.

Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full moon. What backyard observers don't ...

The water ripples out from where the bird breaks the surface. The Hubble Space Telescope is helping scientists unravel the history of the two galaxies and the results of their cosmic meetup.

Image: NASA, ESA, Imad Pasha (Yale), Pieter van Dokkum (Yale) The Hubble Space Telescope just imaged a massive bullseye in space: LEDA 1313424, or the Bullseye Galaxy, which is about 2.5 times the ...

Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full Moon. What backyard observers don't ...