Scientists using two enormous telescopes — one on Earth and the other in space — have detected oxygen in the most ancient ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

A massive spiral galaxy with a giant black hole is shooting huge energy jets, something scientists thought only elliptical ...

This is an artist’s impression of JADES-GS-z14-0, which as of today is the most distant confirmed galaxy. Galaxies in the early Universe tend to be clumpy and irregular. Supernova explosions in ...

Scientists have announced the surprising discovery of oxygen and other heavy metals in the most distant known galaxy. The ...

The latest discovery marks the furthest detection of oxygen ever made and defies what we thought about how galaxies formed in the early universe.

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Astronomers studying a massive and unusual spiral galaxy have found hints at the possible fate of our own home, the Milky Way. When looking at the universe, we have found plenty of evidence to ...

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. This record-breaking detection is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed in the early Universe.

A mysterious phenomenon at the center of our galaxy could be the result of a different type of dark matter. A mysterious phenomenon at the centre of our galaxy could be the result of a different ...