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The James Webb Space Telescope has blown our minds again, uncovering how tiny galaxies played a huge role in building the ...

Euclid spots 26 million galaxies and more in latest observations. Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image ...

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A team of scientists has proposed a groundbreaking new theory on the Universe's origins, offering a fresh, radical take on ...

Understanding the early universe is a foundational goal in space science. We're driven to understand nature and how it ...

Astronomers have spotted two massive galaxies locked in a cosmic tug-of-war 700 million light-years from Earth — and for the ...

Astronomers may have caught a supermassive black hole in the act of forming inside a uniquely shaped galaxy. Astronomers ...

Astronomers discover a rare “jellyfish” galaxy with the Webb telescope, whose bright trail reveals how stars are born when ...

It’s not always easy to see the night sky in the city, but the Adler Planetarium’s Doane Observatory offers Chicagoans a rare, up-close view of the cosmos.

Looking up at the night sky, it may seem our cosmic neighborhood is packed full of planets, stars and galaxies. But ...