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Discover a complete Einstein ring, the first strong gravitational lens, which allows us to refine nearby stellar mass and ...

"Punctum" may sound like type of punctuation, but to some scientists, it constitutes what may be a brand new type of cosmic ...

Images taken with the MIRI infrared camera on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made it possible to observe the ...

On March 16, 2025, CHIME detected an ultrabright flash of radio emissions, which automatically triggered the CHIME Outriggers ...

If even a few of these objects turn out to be what we think they are, our discovery could challenge current ideas about how galaxies formed in the early universe,” said Haojing Yan, a University of ...

Astronomers searching for some of the universe’s first galaxies have uncovered a surprising case of mistaken identity.

Hubble’s newest view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2835 adds a stunning twist to a familiar sight. By capturing light in a special ...

Hubble has captured the faint beauty of NGC 45, a spiral galaxy in Cetus whose glowing pink star-forming clouds reveal hidden activity. It belongs to the rare class of low surface brightness galaxies, ...

The farthest galaxy found so far - in June - is nearly 10 billion light years away. But the Milky Way just might be svelte. Already a subscriber? Trusted sources empower voices Cancel anytime.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are helping to lead planning efforts for NASA’s next major space telescope ...

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