In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb Telescope recently imaged.

The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on Leo P, a tiny galaxy with some big things to say about star formation.

Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

These detailed measurements from Hubble refine models of Andromeda’s merger history and disk evolution, shedding light on the galaxy’s complex past. (Image credits: Nasa) 6 / 7 ...

Astronomers have released the most detailed image of the Andromeda galaxy with new clues about its evolutionary history to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edwin Hubble's discovery that our ...

Contained within a small galaxy located 5.3 million light-years away are big clues about how stars can form ... the Milky Way and Andromeda. A team of researchers at the Space Telescope Science ...

Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering ... a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The black hole at the heart of our galaxy is ... the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...