The Milky Way may be surrounded by dozens of yet-to-be-detected satellite galaxies, scientists claim. Using the highest-resolution simulation of our…
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Whoooooo’s there? Just a “Cosmic Owl,” the latest strange discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). A new study…
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What it is: The Bullet Cluster Where it is: 3.7 billion light-years from Earth, in the constellation Carina When it…
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Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy that is a “cosmic fossil” which has remained “frozen in time” for billions of…
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A line of galaxies formed after two dwarf galaxies collided head-on, ripping gas from each other Keim et al./DECaLS A…
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After decades of preparation, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images to the world in a live stream…
Read More »Astronomers have discovered a staggering clutch of 15 new Giant Radio Galaxies within the “Sculptor Field” view of Australia’s Square…
Read More »Quick facts What it is: Two galaxies colliding in the early universe Where it is: 11 billion light-years away, in…
Read More »NASA is seeking the public’s help to classify thousands of galaxies imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Through…
Read More »Vermont-based astrophotographer Michele Hernandez Bayliss has captured stunning views of Messier 94 – also known as the Croc’s Eye galaxy…
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