Using JWST and ALMA data, astronomers have spotted a superlong and narrow 'galactic contrail,' possibly produced by a black hole. The gas- and dust-rich tail is 20,000 light-years long but just 650 ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled the intriguing galaxy NGC 2775, characterized by a mind-bending shape that challenges astronomers’ understanding of galaxy formation and classification. NGC ...

A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James ...

A colossal wave is rolling through the Milky Way’s stars, mapped by ESA’s Gaia telescope and reshaping our understanding of ...

The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable ...

Most supermassive black holes lurk in the nuclei of galaxies, surrounded by stars and glowing with haloes of superhot matter, ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a galactic tug of war. Located 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, the ...

Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, is densely packed with stars and complex magnetic fields.

In the vast darkness of the early universe, a spiral of light named Zhúlóng offers a new glimpse into cosmic history. This galaxy, shaped like our Milky Way, formed just a billion years after the Big ...

Star formation is a fundamental physical process in our universe. Stars light up the cosmos, and give rise to planets, some ...

Astronomers detected a gigantic wave pattern in a large portion of the Milky Way galaxy by analyzing data from young stars.