The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a baby, Milky Way-like galaxy that formed more than 13 billion years ago. This "Firefly Sparkle" galaxy could reveal how our own galaxy evolved.

This spectrograph map, generated from data collected by NASA's New Horizons probe, depicts the relatively uniform brightness of the ultraviolet "Lyman-alpha" background surrounding our Sun and its ...

Space Astronomers create dazzling, elaborate map of nearby Sculptor galaxy By Associated Press Published June 18, 2025, 10:08 a.m. ET ...

Star Wars fans rejoice: Lucasfilm has relaunched its vast project to map the sci-fi saga's galaxy, and published a hugely-detailed map with more than 500 planets.

The first thing is distance. Every square on the map equals five thousand squared light-years, meaning that the whole galaxy spans a whopping 2.1 million light-years of area.

To use the map, you simply have to follow the link and click the "check it out!" button. Once the map loads, you'll see a square-ish image that contains over 700,000 galaxies and other objects.

Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy is so detailed ...

Star Wars fans rejoice: Lucasfilm has relaunched its vast project to map the sci-fi saga's galaxy, and published a hugely-detailed map with more than 500 planets.