Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers traced how Milky Way–like galaxies formed and changed over time.

From a window on the International Space Station, astronauts have captured a rare view of a nearby galaxy caught in the act ...

Hubble reveals a chaotic spiral galaxy whose close encounter with a neighbor has ignited a spectacular burst of star birth.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy NGC 4388, a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster.ESA/Hubble & ...

Hubble’s latest image peers inside N159, a vast stellar nursery nearby, revealing how cold hydrogen clouds, newborn stars, and powerful stellar forces quietly shape one of our closest galaxies.

High above the Milky Way’s quiet spiral arms, the Hubble Space Telescope has zeroed in on a young stellar system that looks ...

The interstellar visitor traces back to the Milky Way's violent heart. Discover the secrets of its 130,000mph galactic ...

NASA Hubble data show stripped gas surrounding edge-on galaxy NGC 4388 in the Virgo cluster, revealing ionized plumes and structural details from black hole activity and cluster interactions.

A new picture from NASA 's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a beautiful 'star-making factory' deep in the universe this ...

Astronomers have weighed a lonely planet drifting through the Milky Way, using a rare cosmic alignment. How this exiled world ...

Only a small fraction of the observable universe is comprised of visible matter. Current data suggests all galaxies are ...

In doing so, they found this orphan is within the same weight class as Saturn, strengthening the case that the galaxy teems ...