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A newly discovered galaxy, nicknamed "Firefly Sparkle," offers an unprecedented early glimpse at a galaxy formation similar ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million ...

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A study by astronomers at the University of Southampton is hoping to solve what they are calling an “intergalactic mystery” ...

Astrophysics breakthrough: new evidence unravels the mystery of how massive elliptical galaxies form, shedding light on their ...

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth. So, astrobiologists need to study how complex systems evolve.

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Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved?

Recent studies have successfully observed magnetic shockwaves in the cosmic web by examining radio emissions between galaxy ...

Stars are the building blocks of the universe, yet their arrangement within massive galaxies remains one of astronomy’s great ...

What really happens when two giant galaxies in the universe crash into each other? Scientists now have a better picture of ...