Five new portraits of galaxies located between 4 million to 30 million light-years from Earth could help astronomers unlock the secrets of cosmic evolution.

Some of the galaxies are located at the edge of the so-called "local group," a galactic collection ... help astronomers better understand cosmic evolution and how galaxies form stars as well ...

A flattened yellow orb surrounded by yellow and green orbs against a black background At the edge of the Milky Way's local group is the irregular dwarf galaxy Sextans A, shown below, located ...

James Webb Telescope reveals hidden galaxies in the Spiderweb protocluster, reshaping our understanding of cosmic evolution.

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have observed a dusty star-forming galaxy known as ...

More information: Sanjaya Paudel et al, Discovery of a Rare Group of Dwarf Galaxies in the Local Universe, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad8f3c Journal ...

It was once argued that galaxies begin as huge spheroids and become flattened by rotation into spirals. A new inquiry suggests that galaxies look different because they were born different ...

NGC 7318b’s collision creates powerful shockwaves in Stephan’s Quintet Researchers study debris, star formation, and ionised gas trails Findings reveal new insights into galaxy evolution and cosmic ...