GRB 230906A, a short gamma-ray burst first detected in 2023, points to a faint galaxy embedded within a long stream of torn ...

The first time I heard about galaxies without dark matter, I was sitting in my very first graduate class at the University of ...

A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an ...

Astronomers using a powerful radio telescope in South Africa have discovered an extraordinary cosmic signal coming from more ...

Looking ahead: Future Euclid observations will enable scientists to watch how galaxy collisions spark bursts of star formation, fuel shrouded black holes, and unleash energetic feedback. According to ...

Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and particles, including a ...

Scientists believe this long stream of gas may have formed when several galaxies collided millions of years ago.

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through cosmic dust to reveal new details and a stunning image of a rare type of galaxy. The space observatory's latest image shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured images of a distant galaxy that is forming a peculiar cosmic structure resembling a question mark. This observation, revealed in a study published ...

The violent collision of two neutron stars is providing new insights on how the universe’s heaviest elements were created.

Whether or not galaxies merge depends on how strong the gravitational attraction is between the galaxies and whether the universe's expansion is more powerful than gravity. Gravity affects everything ...