The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

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This process won't be complete for many millions of years — until then, Queen Berenice II will have to suffer the knots in ...

Astronomers are closer than ever to working out how the biggest galaxies in the cosmos grew so quickly before dying.

Black holes don't have many identifying features. They come in one color (black) and one shape (spherical). The main ...

In what is the first discovery of an Einstein zig-zag lens in the universe, a team of international astronomers have sighted ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image depicts the cosmic tangle that is MCG+05-31-045, a pair of interacting galaxies ...

This interaction, typical for dense galaxy clusters, demonstrates the shift from spiral galaxies to gas-depleted elliptical ...

NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures stunning images of galaxies merging in the Coma Cluster, offering a glimpse into galactic ...

Spiral galaxies have a thin, pancake-shaped disk, with a spherical bulge at the center. Within the disk, the brightest stars trace out the characteristic spiral pattern. Elliptical galaxies are ...

Why it's so special: NGC 4694 is a galaxy that cannot be easily classified into one of the two basic galaxy types: spiral and elliptical. Astronomers needed to examine its properties in detail to ...