Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, cosmic 'ghost towns,' offer new insights into the early universe and star formation.
The Andromeda galaxy is our closest galactic neighbour, barring dwarf galaxies that are gravitationally bound to the Milky ...
We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.
The galaxy, located in the constellation Leo, is about the same size as a star cluster within the Milky Way and is about the ...
By combining data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys and the Gemini South telescope, astronomers have investigated three ...
But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space ...
Astronomers have struggled with finding ultra-faint dwarf galaxies far enough from the Milky Way's influence, making these ...
Leo P, a galaxy once dormant, has reawakened to form stars again, offering new clues about the universe's earliest galaxies.
A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls. Astronomers have discovered a rare ...
Leo P, a tiny galaxy, stopped making stars after the universe’s reionization. Unlike most galaxies, it restarted billions of ...
Astronomers have unveiled surprising new details about a small galaxy, NGC 300, challenging existing theories on galaxy ...
Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have long been thought to lack the heft to attract mass and grow in the same way.