Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

The discovery of the dwarf galaxy Andromeda XXXV --located roughly 3 million light-years away and the smallest yet found in the Andromeda system -- is forcing astronomers to rethink how galaxies ...

"We thought they were basically all going to be fried because the entire universe turned into a vat of boiling oil." ...

Astronomers from the University of Arizona have uncovered astonishing details about a galaxy that existed when the universe ...

Scientists have discovered an extraordinarily massive black hole weighing an astounding 36 billion solar masses, challenging our current theories of galaxy evolution.

Researchers have identified a galaxy that existed when the universe was less than 300 million years old. This galaxy, known ...

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar ...

The discovery of the dwarf galaxy Andromeda XXXV—located roughly 3 million light-years away and the smallest yet found in the ...

A major discovery on the outskirts of Andromeda is shaking up our understanding of galactic evolution. Astronomers have found the dimmest and smallest satellite galaxy yet—Andromeda XXXV—forcing them ...

An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting ...