A family portrait of the Andromeda galaxy and its orbiting dwarf satellites raises questions about how galaxies evolve.
Discover seven unusual galaxies defying scientific predictions, from impossibly bright early universe objects to astrophysics ...
When astronomers look deep into the early universe, they don’t expect to see fully developed cosmic objects but small galaxies, young stars, and black holes still struggling to grow. However, recent ...
Astronomers may have uncovered the origins of the mysterious “little red dots,” some of the strangest galaxies seen in the early universe. These tiny but brilliant objects, discovered by the James ...
"JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up." ...
Astronomers have witnessed the earliest gathering of galaxies ever seen, taking place about 12.8 billion years ago. The ...
The standard model for how galaxies formed in the early universe predicted that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would see dim signals from small, primitive galaxies. But data are not confirming ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant galaxy ever observed, MoM-z14, offering new insight into star formation and galaxy growth in the early universe ...
A surprising new set of objects in space with mismatched parts has been discovered by University of Missouri astronomers, ...