A study involving astronomers from around the world has discovered the rare massive galaxies, known as Giant Radio Galaxies, the first of which was discovered 30 years ago. These massive cosmic…
The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating 35 years in orbit with an amazing batch of new images, including everything from seasonal changes on Mars to a moth-shaped planetary nebula and…
The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has released its first significant dataset, offering a deeper look into the universe's large-scale structure. The mission, focused on investigating dark matter and…
Astronomers have identified unusual patterns of movement in a class of faint galaxies known as Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs) within the Hydra cluster, located around 160 million light-years away. These small…
An elliptical galaxy located 88 million light-years from Earth has been observed displaying unusual characteristics, with astronomers identifying it as a cosmic predator. The latest images captured by the Very…
M108 and M109 in Ursa Major are fine galaxies of dissimilar appearance that are curiously somewhat overlooked. Early spring sees the return of the galaxies, monumental rotating structures of many…
A significant breakthrough has been reported in the field of astrophysics with the identification of a vast collection of feeding black holes located in the centres of dwarf galaxies. These…
Astronomers have identified a rare phenomenon involving five dwarf galaxies positioned in a near-linear arrangement, resembling a cosmic string of pearls. Located approximately 117 million light-years from Earth, these galaxies…
Two of the most advanced telescopes, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have recently captured a stunning and somewhat eerie view of two merging spiral…
A recent cosmic census has revealed an unexpected threefold rise in active black holes within dwarf galaxies, creating the most extensive database of intermediate-mass black holes recorded to date. This…