An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The growing giant may have come from the aftermath of a galactic smashup.

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in ...

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Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that ...

Images taken with the MIRI infrared camera on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made it possible to observe the ...

This is a large number, but it is still just over one-half of 1% of all spending outside of Social Security and Medicare: For every $1,000 in spending, about $6 — one tall Starbucks Caffè Mocha or Big ...

Trump’s 2026 NASA budget proposal slashes science funding by 47%, putting more than 40 current and planned missions at risk.

The first science images from the telescope were released to the public today. Rubin’s unprecedented survey of the night sky promises to transform our understanding of the cosmos.

The model is scalable, consisting of a series of virtual modules that can be stacked to form a cube of up to 10,000 units. At this size, it can help researchers simulate our galaxy's magnetic field.

Because little red dots existed so long ago, they may be a key link in the story of galaxy evolution. “They are really, really remarkable,” Pacucci says. As their name implies, little red dots ...

An elliptical galaxy at upper right takes center stage in this portion of a larger image captured of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.