Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

A radio telescope in South Africa has unearthed a giant galaxy—dubbed a "cosmic megastructure"—with plasma jets that measure ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided unprecedented details about the Andromeda galaxy's history and characteristics.

The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has officially ceased its scientific operations after 12 years of service ...

Dive into a celestial masterpiece with the Hubble Space Telescope's latest snapshot of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showcasing ...

"It looks like it has been through some kind of event that caused it to form a lot of stars and then just shut down” ...

James Webb Space Telescope has shown new views of the universe that has previously remained inaccessible. Located at Lagrange ...

The latest one in this class is even more puzzling. It has been dubbed Inkathazo, and it is truly massive, with cosmic jets spanning 3.3 million light-years from one end to the other. That’s ...

These massive currents carry material on a journey through and around star-forming galaxies before they settle and form stars ...

Using IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists identify hundreds of obscured black holes hidden behind gas and dust.

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Learning about the night sky doesn’t have to be complicated. Read stargazing for beginners tips from astronomer Richard Darn.