While the black hole is small relative to its galaxy, it appears to have a profound influence on the shape of the galaxy.

This MIRI image showcases a dusty debris disc surrounding the young star Fomalhaut. Its three nested belts are extended ...

New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.

“The discovery meant that these galaxies [had to be] older than the age of the universe, which is physically impossible,” ...

This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows GAL-CLUS-022058s, located in the Fornax constellation of the southern hemisphere. This image, known as the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field ...

Everything we thought we knew about galaxy formation was thrown into question in the 1990s after astronomers discovered two distant, massive galaxies ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, complex observatory that studies the universe in infrared light, which is ...

Two massive galaxies are bending light from the same distant quasar, creating a so-called Einstein zigzag lens that could ...

The National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) has released images of five galaxies in the local universe, taken with the ...

An international team of astronomers has discovered an instance of two galaxies aligned in a way where their gravity acts as ...

From the first deep-field image of the universe, to the stunning portrait of the 'Pillars of Creation', check out these 7 ...

New research reveals how supermassive black holes halt star formation, shedding light on galaxy evolution in the early ...