Recent research has uncovered a barred spiral galaxy formed 11.5 billion years ago, making it one of the earliest known galaxies that contains a stellar bar. The research was supported by Yingjie ...

Dark matter doesn’t emit, absorb, or reflect light. It’s invisible but supposedly makes up 85% of the universe’s mass.

James Webb Space Telescope detects a candidate jellyfish galaxy 5 billion years after the Big Bang, providing insights into ram-pressure stripping and early galaxy evolution.

The James Webb Space Telescope has pushed the edge of the observable universe deeper into the past, revealing a galaxy whose light began its journey when the cosmos was only a few hundred million ...

In the most inhospitable environments of the cosmos, the ingredients necessary for the emergence of life manage to form. Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, a team has scrutinized the core ...

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Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. Jellyfish galaxies are named for the long, tentacle-like streams ...

Editor's note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. (CNN) — Researchers have discovered a ...