A strange, starless object is forcing astronomers to rethink how galaxies are born. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA ...

Astronomers think they may have identified a new class of astronomical object — something that looks like a galaxy in every ...

This spectacular image highlights the majestic spiral galaxy Messier 106 and its diminutive neighbors, as well as a dense field of background galaxies and foreground stars. This may be the best view ...

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have spotted something never seen before: a giant cloud of gas and dark ...

Astronomers have identified Cloud 9, a nearby dark matter halo filled with gas but no stars. The discovery supports key predictions about how galaxies form and why some never do.

Astronomers using the NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what appears to be a ...

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have succeeded in measuring the size of giant galaxy Messier 87 and were surprised to find that its outer parts have been stripped away by still unknown ...