A galaxy in the early universe was rich with oxygen, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early ...

Magnetic fields that stretch across thousands of light-years should take a very long time to organize. Standard dynamo theory ...

Researchers studying a distant spiral galaxy have found that large-scale, ordered magnetic fields existed far earlier in ...

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How fast can a galaxy build ordered magnetic fields spanning thousands of light-years? Existing theories say several billion ...

Astronomers have created the largest and most detailed 3D map yet of a glowing signal from the early universe, revealing ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.

It's a new window into the first star explosions.

Understanding how galaxies grow has long stood as one of astronomy’s core challenges. Over time, scientists have gathered evidence that galaxy mergers matter. When two galaxies move close, gravity can ...

Astronomers have uncovered a hidden cosmic web of galaxies and gas by mapping hydrogen light from the early universe.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just two years of operations, but how can it see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old ...

Counting all the galaxies in the universe is hard. So hard, it seems, that it's possible to miss billions of them. A new analysis of Hubble Space Telescope data finds there are almost 10 times more ...