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Scientists just confirmed our home galaxy grew from a massive collision with another galaxy 12 billion years ago, revealing how the Milky Way became the cosmic neighborhood we know today. The discovery shows our galaxy has been growing by absorbing neighbors since nearly the beginning of time.
Astronomers found the first trail of stars outside the Milky Way, giving scientists a powerful new tool to map the universe's mysterious dark matter. The discovery could reveal how galaxies form and evolve across the cosmos.
The James Webb Space Telescope captured an extraordinary view of Centaurus A, a galaxy reborn from a cosmic collision 2 billion years ago. The infrared images reveal what was hidden before: glowing clouds, graceful ribbons of stardust, and the breathtaking aftermath of galactic healing.
The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a massive spiral galaxy nicknamed the Big Wheel that existed just two billion years after the Big Bang, challenging everything scientists thought they knew about how galaxies form. Five times more massive than our Milky Way, this cosmic giant shouldn't exist according to current models.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a rare "transitional" galaxy that exists between two different cosmic forms, giving scientists a window into how galaxies transform over billions of years. The discovery helps us understand the incredible evolution happening across our universe.
NASA's Webb Space Telescope just revealed the brilliant, fiery center of a distant galaxy powered by a black hole 8 million times more massive than our sun. The stunning image shows how our most powerful space telescope continues unveiling the cosmos in breathtaking detail.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just captured a breathtaking new image of a spiral galaxy 45 million light-years away, revealing star nurseries and cosmic structures never seen this clearly before. The galaxy's tentacle-like filaments earned it a fitting nickname: the Squid Galaxy.
A powerful telescope in Chile just captured the most detailed images ever of the Sombrero Galaxy's mysterious glowing halo, revealing cosmic secrets hiding 30 million light-years from Earth. The breathtaking photos show the galaxy surrounded by a glow three times its width.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered a unique "stingray" galaxy that finally explains one of astronomy's strangest puzzles. Scientists believe these mysterious cosmic objects aren't a new type of galaxy at all, but a brief evolutionary phase every galaxy goes through.
For the first time, astronomers measured superheated gas racing from galaxy M82 at over 2 million miles per hour, solving a decades-old mystery about how stellar explosions create galaxy-wide winds. The breakthrough came from NASA and JAXA's XRISM telescope, which finally has the tools to see what scientists have theorized for years.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of a spiral galaxy whose light began traveling toward Earth 65 million years ago, just after the dinosaurs went extinct. The detailed photos reveal the intricate structure of NGC 5134, helping scientists understand distant galaxies across the universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a rare "jellyfish galaxy" 8.5 billion light-years away, sporting glowing tentacles of newborn stars. The cosmic oddity is helping scientists understand how galaxies form stars in the most unexpected places.