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

For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical ...

"At first, I thought I completely messed up during our research," Olivia Achenbach of the United States Naval Academy told ...

One day, however, the two galaxies may collide, forming a giant, egg-shaped elliptical galaxy. But that great merger won't happen for billions of years. Mark is an award-winning journalist and the ...

"Andromeda looks like a transitional type of galaxy that's between a star-forming spiral and a sort of elliptical galaxy dominated by aging red stars," said Weisz. "We can tell it's got this big ...

Star formation is usually nearly non-existent in large elliptical galaxies, which represent the final stage in galaxy evolution. Unlike spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, with their distinct ...

These combined efforts have revealed a dynamic menagerie of rarer galaxy types within the cluster. The Antlia Cluster is dominated by two massive elliptical galaxies—NGC 3268 and NGC 3258.

In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now. On March 23, an optical ...

Credit: ESO/José Francisco Salgado, EHT Collaboration With respect to structure, there are three types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Scientists also classify galaxies according ...

Update, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025: This article has been updated with details on the Galaxy S25 chipset and performance implications. Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in January 2024 saw the launch ...

Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity's first landing on a moon in the outer solar system when it touched ...