Schematic diagram shows how spheroid formation occurs in distant submillimetre-bright galaxies, and how this process connects to the evolution of giant elliptical galaxies in today's Universe. On the ...

This image of galaxy pair VV 191 includes near-infrared light from Webb, and ultraviolet and visible light from Hubble. Webb’s near-infrared data also show us the galaxy’s longer, extremely dusty ...

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It is as humbling as it is motivating to think about how much we still have to learn about the universe. My collaborators and ...

Astronomers previously thought all FRBs were generated by magnetars formed through the explosions of very young, massive stars. But new FRB is pinpointed to the outskirts of 11.3-billion-year-old ...

NGC 2775 has features of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have long sorted ...

According to the prevailing “cold dark matter” theory of the evolution of the universe, every galaxy is surrounded by a halo of dark matter that can only be detected indirectly by observing its ...

'This process won't be complete for many millions of years — until then, Queen Berenice II will have to suffer the knots in her hair!' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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