Galaxies are not islands in the cosmos. While globally the universe expands—driven by the mysterious "dark energy"—locally, ...

Using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), astronomers from Italy and Germany have observed a group of galaxies designated NGC ...

Galaxies are the building blocks of the universe. Clusters of galaxies, and clusters of clusters of galaxies, called superclusters, make up the structures in the geography of the universe.

Using the Very Large Array (VLA), an international team of astronomers have observed a nearby galaxy merger known as CIZA J0107.7+5408. Results of the observational campaign, presented December 20 ...

A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.

An address is basically a listing of where you live in terms of house, street, city, state, and country. We can identify each of these places on a map to find out where we live relative to other ...

Study reveals NGC 5018's significant globular cluster population Radial density profile of globular clusters shows evolutionary patterns Tidal forces shape NGC 5018 galaxy group’s globular cluster sys ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Globular clusters like this one, Omega Centauri, are very dense ...

An international team of astronomers has discovered exciting new details about a nearby galaxy cluster merger, that provides a deeper understanding of galactic collisions. Using the Very Large ...