Latest about Galaxies
Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe
The new study of galaxies, centered around a value for cosmic lumpiness known as S8, could join the Hubble tension in dethroning our best picture of how the universe evolved.
After 2 years in space, the James Webb Space Telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?
For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a disparity, which threatens to break cosmology as we know it. The James Webb Space Telescope is looking at it.
Scientists find record-breaking collection of molecules in 2 extremely ancient galaxies
"We knew these galaxies were prodigious star factories, perhaps among the biggest the universe has ever seen."
Over 100 galaxies seen spewing powerful winds that can halt star formation
The winds extend tens of thousands of light years above and below galaxies.
Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here's how to see it
Located at a distance of 2.5 million light-years, the Andromeda Galaxy is readily visible to the unaided eye on dark, clear nights. Here's where you should look this week.
Scientists just found a planet-forming disk beyond our Milky Way for the 1st time — yes, they're thrilled
Astronomers have spotted an accretion disk feeding matter to a young star and helping it grow in a galaxy outside the Milky Way for the first time.
Our universe's smallest galaxies hold the largest star factories. Here's why
Conditions within dwarf galaxies initially produce more stellar-mass black holes than supernova explosions.
Our Milky Way galaxy's stunning spiral structure appears to be an anomaly. But why?
A new supercomputer simulation reveals why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are strikingly scarce in our pocket of the universe.
