A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of ...

A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of the early universe that has escaped normal evolution.

Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

Astronomers have identified a rare "fossil galaxy" named KiDS J0842+0059, located about 3 billion light-years from Earth, providing a unique window into the early universe. This galaxy, unchanged for ...

From fizzy Coca-Cola creme to PB&J and Swedish Fish, explore of the wildest Oreo flavors ever released—some beloved, some ...

Both cameras are far more sensitive than the standard cameras used on Earth. NIRCam and MIRI can detect the tiniest amounts ...

Grades 9-12 Learn about the cause of sunburns, in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series. Sunlight is made up of many ...

The new galaxy, because of how far away it is, looks to observers exactly as it did when it was first created 3 billion years ...

The mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.

Astrophysicists suggest our galaxy may lie inside a "cosmic void" - offering a new explanation for the universe’s conflicting ...