Some of the faintest objects ever observed suggest that small galaxies get the credit for clearing the ‘fog’ pervading the early cosmos.

Researchers say a cosmic collision could have created two galaxies that don’t contain the mysterious substance — but others cast doubt on the claim.

Early galaxies were not too big for their britches after all Astronomers can explain some surprising recent discoveries Date: August 26, 2024 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary ...

Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency on Tuesday, four months after the telescope launched ...

An international team of astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—each nearly as massive as the Milky Way—already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. The ...

The Webb telescope has found four ancient galaxies, including one from when the universe was only 2% of its current age ...

JWST unlocks 10-billion-year mystery of how galaxies shape themselves Date: June 30, 2025 Source: Tohoku University Summary: Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists spotted thin and thick ...

A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals That Most Galaxies Rotate Clockwise This preferred direction of spin might be due to one of two reasons: either our entire universe exists in a black hole, or ...

A cosmic dance could be the future of the Milky Way as it tracks a course to collide with neighboring galaxies, a University of Queensland survey has found. The paper is published in the Monthly ...

A new PBS documentary explores the two decades of teamwork it took to get NASA's $10 billion deep space observatory ready for science. Just one day after the James Webb Space Telescope consortium ...