Located some 232 million light years away, UGC 2885, also known as Rubin's galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. With an estimated radius of about 400,000 light years and ...

In turn, the Virgo Supercluster is part of a larger structure of galaxy clusters called Laniakea, Hawaiian for "immense heaven." It contains about 100,000 galaxies, according to Space.com.

A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy, called NGC ...

A vibrant spiral galaxy appears to be whizzing through space as if it were launched out of a cosmic cannon. A vibrant spiral galaxy appears to be whizzing through space as if it were launched out ...

Our Milky Way galaxy forms the equivalent of two or three new Sun-like stars per year. Both galaxies have hosted seven known supernovae, each of which may have cleared space in their arms ...

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have observed a galaxy growing from the inside out, according to their research published in Nature Astronomy. This newfound galaxy has ...

For us, galaxies are where most of the interesting stuff happens in the cosmos. Stars, planets, and black holes are all usually found inside these bustling cosmic neighborhoods. But space isn't just ...

NASA has unveiled striking new images of a galaxy pair, IC 2163 and NGC 2207, captured through the lenses of the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope. The images reveal what looks ...

SEE ALSO: Astronomers just found a galaxy way too advanced for its time The James Webb Space Telescope reveals where cold dust glows throughout the galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 in the mid ...

Previous observations of UGC 2885 have found that it has an undisturbed spiral structure, which is unexpected for such a ...

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of ... effects across large regions of space without being visible. If true, the new ...