Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

Across the galaxy, astronomers now see that planetary systems fall into four broad classes, and our own solar system, part of the rare Ordered group, is only one of them. At the same time, discoveries ...

If not in visible stars and galaxies, the most likely hiding place for the matter is in the dark space between galaxies.

A newly-detected spinning galaxy filament is reshaping our understanding of cosmic structure, gas flows, and the origins of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sanjaya Paudel et al 2024 ApJL / Legacy survey viewer Astronomers have discovered a group ...

In its first year of operations, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission has already begun to unveil some of the universe’s deepest secrets. By mapping a staggering1.2 million galaxies, this ...

The vastness of space allows for a huge variety of structures to pop up all over the place. Even things we think of as one-and-done objects—like galaxies—come in quite a few shapes and sizes. Follow ...

The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow bigger and bigger until they become the giant galaxies we see in the modern ...

A monster galaxy from the early universe shows that the cosmos was rich with oxygen when it was only less than 3% of its present age, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how ...

A new way to study 3D maps of galaxies in the cosmos without compressing the data is revealing new information about the dark universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

For years, astronomers have been working to piece together the story of our universe, but the critical early chapters remained largely incomplete. Our telescopes simply haven't been sensitive enough ...

Edwin Hubble, born November 20, 1889, made seminal observations in 1923 of the Andromeda Galaxy and a Cepheid variable, which significantly broadened the understanding of other galaxies and the ...