these galaxies exist in a near-perfect alignment, resembling a string of cosmic pearls in the sky. Held together by their mutual gravity, several of the dwarf galaxies (designated D1 to D5 ...

This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.

Hubble Space Telescope mapped Andromeda, revealing a chaotic history shaped by mergers. A 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic shows 200 ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare group of five dwarf galaxies located relatively ... "It is as if performing a synchronized cosmic dance," Sabiu added. "This could provide valuable clues about ...

Scientists have observed X-rays emanating from a white dwarf orbiting a supermassive black hole in a galaxy near the Milky Way. The study notes the stability of the dwarf's orbit, despite its ...

Stargazers can witness a rare planetary parade on January 21 and 25, with Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn visible to the ...

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

The big picture: Scientists have uncovered a bizarre galaxy that appears to have gone through the cosmic equivalent of ... Buried in archival data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and other ...

The Flaming Star Nebula: This striking NASA APOD image captures the intense interaction between powerful stellar winds and cooler, denser material, shaping the nebula into a fiery, dramatic spectacle.