The "Cosmic Grapes" galaxy formed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, revealing a never-before-seen structure.

Astronomers believe this barred spiral galaxy could be the oldest example of its kind ever observed. Research led by Daniel ...

"SPT2349-56 changes everything we thought we understood," says one Canadian researcher.

A newly released deep-space portrait captures a spiral galaxy whose outer arm appears to curl protectively around a smaller ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University have found a young galaxy cluster that appears far ...

Scientists saw an inactive black hole 'reawaken' from a 100-million-year nap with fire and fury.

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Astronomers have gotten a rare close-up look at a galaxy from the early universe and found it’s chock full of star forming activity in a way no one expected. Nicknamed “Cosmic Grapes,” this ancient ...

Galaxy clusters are formed by a dense packing of many galaxies, making them the most massive structures in the universe. Their progenitors, protoclusters, show these galaxies in their infancy, ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

What happens when two rare ring galaxies collide? They form an infinity symbol—or the face of a cosmic owl, depending on how you look at it. The James Webb Space Telescope has helped two international ...