A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of the early universe that has escaped normal evolution.

Deep in the heart of our galaxy lies one of the most chaotic and mysterious regions in space. Now, scientists have created ...

Stunning NASA Images Show Interacting Galaxies Twisting, Merging, and Glowing Across Deep Space Skies., Technology & Science, ...

Astronomers have constructed one of the most detailed images yet of Abell 3667, a giant galaxy cluster about 700 million ...

The Sculptor galaxy is a treasure trove of information that astronomers around the world cannot wait to pick apart.

Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaiʻi and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified a rare cosmic structure they call the Infinity Galaxy — a figure-eight-shaped ...

That's how galaxies grow - larger ones eat their smaller neighbors. One such interacting galaxy pair in Ursa Major is called Keenan's System, or alternatively, NGC 5216 and NGC 5218, or Arp 104.

And as a bonus, you’ll also see a second galaxy — NGC 5195 — interacting with the Whirlpool. You’ll need a medium size telescope, such as a Celestron 8, to get a good view.

That’s how galaxies grow — larger ones eat their smaller neighbors. One such interacting galaxy pair in Ursa Major is called Keenan’s System, or alternatively, NGC 5216 and NGC 5218, or Arp 104.