A European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble telescope picture of the week captures a magnificent view of a dwarf irregular galaxy. The image showcases galactic marvel NGC 1156. NGC 1156 is not like many ...

Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to "reside" at the centers of galaxies. However, a research team led by Dr. An ...

The majority of the thousands of galaxies we’ve discovered out in the universe fit into relatively well-defined categories: spiral galaxies like our Milky Way, elliptical galaxies which are long and ...

NGC 1705 and other dwarf irregular galaxies like it can provide valuable insights into the overall evolution of galaxies Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar Fitting that this juicy piece of eye ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A vast array of galaxies seen by Euclid; (inset) some of the dwarf galaxies seen in Euclid data.

A nearby dwarf galaxy poses an intriguing mystery: How is it able to form brilliant star clusters without the dusty, gas-rich environments found in larger galaxies? The answer, astronomers believe, ...

NASA and the European Space Agency have released an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of a dwarf irregular galaxy that they admit looked "unexciting" at first glance. However, there's more ...

This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the quirky dwarf galaxy NGC 1705, an unusually shaped small galaxy located 17 million light-years away. Stars have formed in this galaxy across ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An astronomer studying small irregular galaxies has discovered a remarkable feature in one of them that may provide key clues to understanding how galaxies form and the ...

Space photo of the week: Hubble zooms in on the glittering galaxy next door Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds ...

The image of the dwarf galaxy shows a mix of blue and red stars, suggesting that stars have been forming in it throughout its history. NASA on Friday released a new image of the irregular dwarf galaxy ...

Data from the Hubble Space Telescope produced this new image of the galaxy UGC 8091. ESA / Hubble, NASA, ESA, Yumi Choi (NSF's NOIRLab), Karoline Gilbert (STScI), Julianne Dalcanton (Center for ...