If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black ...

The Gemini North telescope team released footage of galaxy NGC 4449 to celebrate the observatory's 25th anniversary. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

By Leah CraneA nearby galaxy once thought to be dominated by dark matter seems to have a surprise supermassive black hole at ...

The vast majority of matter is dark – invisible until it is detected only through its gravitational effects. The newly discovered object could be a clump of dark matter, or it could also be a compact, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Nashville Zoo has announced the birth of four male Nigerian dwarf goats. The first pair were born to the zoo’s Luisa on March 23 and the second pair to Mirabel on March ...

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

A possible new dwarf planet has been discovered at the edge of our solar system, so far-flung that it takes around 25,000 years to complete one orbit around the sun. The object, known as 2017 OF201, ...

The bright starburst galaxy NGC 4449 as seen by the Gemini North telescope. | Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller ...