The Helix Galaxy, located 42 million light years away, is an unusual object as it is both a polar ring and a lenticular galaxy.

However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...

Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the ...

On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...

Is it possible to understand the Universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

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A galaxy that has remained unchanged for 7 billion years — a rarity in the universe — has been observed by astronomers, offering a glimpse into cosmic history and adding to an enigmatic collection of ...

Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31.

According to a provocative new study, that might just be our cosmic address. This idea is meant to solve one of the biggest ...

The newly discovered fossil galaxy — named KiDS J0842+0059 — is about 3 billion light-years from Earth, making it both the most distant and the first of its kind observed outside the local ...