The tidal tail, which extends an impressive 1.27 million light-years from NGC 3785, is a result of gravitational interactions between this galaxy and a neighboring one.

Luck has recently led to the discovery of several individual stars in extremely distant galaxies. 44 in a single galaxy, ...

Physicists have proposed a solution to a long-standing puzzle surrounding the GD-1 stellar stream, one of the most well-studied streams within the galactic halo of the Milky Way.

Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to reveal 44 stars in a galaxy so far away, its light dates to when the ...

Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

More than 40 new stars have been discovered - thanks to a telescopic magnification trick. It is believed to be the first time so many stars have been identified in one cluster. Physicists studying a ...

The technology that would allow humans to leave the Milky Way is barely imaginable, but it seems the carbon and oxygen that ...

Discover the incredible journey of carbon atoms through space and their essential role in the creation of life on Earth.

This suggests that NGC 5084 is host to a supermassive black hole tipped on its side, and scientists think it could be ...

Looking halfway across the observable universe and expecting to see individual stars is considered a non-starter in astronomy ...

Carbon, the building block of life on Earth, owes its existence to the fiery crucibles of stars. Alongside elements like ...