The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a groundbreaking image of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing new details about its ...

Results showed that in almost all cases, measured bandwidths were higher than predictions by widely used models of the galaxy, highlighting a need for updates to current ISM density models.

What can binary stars comprised of two different types of stars teach astronomers about stellar evolution? This is what a ...

Every month, Carson City Park Rangers offer various ranger-led programs that include educational opportunities, historical ...

Researchers studied tiny asteroid fragments from Ryugu, revealing that it originated in the outer solar system and evolved ...

This incredible image shows - for the first time ever - a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky ...

The collision in Stephan's Quintet was observed by WEAVE, a new instrument on one of the world's most powerful telescopes, in ...

"Maybe we didn't understand the universe as well as we thought," said astrophysicist Justus Gibson of CU Boulder.

The infrared-light image captured by the JWST's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the galaxy in a totally different way ...

Astronomers often use the Milky Way as a standard for studying how galaxies form and evolve. Since we’re inside it, ...

A new image of the Sombrero galaxy from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has astronomers taking their hats off in place of a ...