Latest about Galaxies

By Rahul Rao Published
Andromeda has slowed its star-forming rate over the last 40 million years. Scientists think they finally know why.

By Keith Cooper Published
A slowly rotating stellar halo was the clue to a major and unknown event in the Milky Way's history that saw the spiral disc flip over by more than 90 degrees.

By Robert Lea Published
"We believe that the mechanism that 'turns on' these gigantic radio emissions is linked to the formation process of galaxy clusters."

By Robert Lea Published
Infant stars celebrate their independence with cosmic fireworks in a stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

By Brett Tingley Published
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic wonders, depicted in red, white and blue for the America 250 anniversary on July 4.

By Robert Lea Published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at "cosmic noon" before such structures were thought to be possible.

By Samantha Mathewson Published
A bizarre "bow-and-arrow" radio galaxy nearly 1.8 million light-years across could reveal how galaxy clusters sculpt some of the universe's largest structures.

By Robert Lea Published
The ESA's dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.
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