A thin shell of air wraps around Earth, stretching about 20 miles above the surface. This invisible veil is packed with tiny ...

However, not all spiral galaxies are created equal, as two recent images from the Hubble Space Telescope show. The image above shows galaxy NGC 3596, a neat and orderly spiral galaxy. And the image ...

Webb discovered an early cosmic boom of "red monster" galaxies, surprising even seasoned researchers who thought they knew ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe the night sky in more detail — view our solar system and deep ... spot stunning star clusters and observe distant galaxies and nebulas with your own ...

When cosmologists used different ways to measure the value of sigma 8, a number that denotes how clumpy the universe is, they ...

Globular clusters (GCs) are collections of tightly bound stars orbiting galaxies. Astronomers perceive ... that it hosts a rich globular cluster system with an estimated number of around 50 ...

NASA has discovered the ten oldest galaxies. These galaxies offer a glimpse into the early universe. GN-z11 is the oldest, ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, directly observed star clusters merging at the cores of dwarf galaxies—a process long ...

NASA and the European Space Agency recently shared an image of an oddly shaped spiral galaxy located about 190 million ...

Hubble’s 35-year journey showcases humanity’s boldest space achievements, capturing everything from new stars forming to ...