The stars in our galaxy exhibit a curious chemical division, but is this the norm in the Universe? A recent study shows that this peculiarity is not a general rule, opening the door to a ...

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This early galaxy hosts as much as 30% of the oxygen of a fully developed, modern-day one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

Another batch of the ‘impossible’ galaxies turned out not to be standard galaxies at all, but a new type of object that ...

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 ...

In a groundbreaking studypublished in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, astronomers have uncovered a puzzling cosmic observation that challenges our understanding of the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope caught a glimpse of these violent bundles of gas and stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Scientists have discovered a giant black hole that they believe may have been formed in the first few microseconds after the Big Bang. The black hole is so huge that it may change our understanding of ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a mysterious giant hole which makes the cosmos expand faster here than in neighboring regions of the universe, astronomers say. Their theory is a ...

While most of us are content “reaching for the stars” and “shooting for the moon,” a team of scientists at W.M. Keck Observatory took their ambitions a million steps further by discovering what is now ...