A galaxy in the early universe was rich with oxygen, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early life could have first appeared in the universe.

See amazing views of colliding galaxies NGC 520 and barred galaxy IC 4212 in imagery from the Siena Galaxy Atlas.

This galaxy formed just 930 million years after the Big Bang, offering a rare glimpse into the universe's early years. A distant galaxy appears to have more than a dozen tightly packed star ...

Our solar system is a tiny part of a galaxy we call the Milky Way. As our galaxy participates in a flow, we go along for the ride." Still rude as hell. (H/T CNN) ...

A DISTANT galaxy that looks “surprisingly” like our Milky Way has been spotted by astronomers. The galaxy, named SPT0418-47, looks as it was when the Universe was a sprightly 1.4billion… ...

A never-before-seen "massive monster galaxy" from the early universe has been discovered by astronomers, potentially providing researchers with a "missing link" in our understanding of how large ...

A team of Swiss and French astronomers said it had found the most distant galaxy yet, a cluster of stars from the dawn of the universe 13.2 billion light years from Earth.

University of Virginia. "'Green pea' galaxy provides insights to early universe evolution." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 13 January 2016. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 01 / 160113195058 ...