Gas cloud collisions during galaxy mergers compress interstellar material, triggering new star formation, as observed in interacting systems studied by NASA and reported by Universe Today.

NASA’s Chandra telescope has identified SPT-CL J2215-3537, a massive, calm galaxy cluster from the early universe, revealing ...

Today, with the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, we can see the universe with the most unprecedented detail and depth.

The NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to capture amazing pictures of the universe with its NIRCam, also known as ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an astonishing new image of a star-forming region, nicknamed the "Cosmic Rose, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is turning the Milky Way inside out, exposing the buried engines that actually drive our galaxy’s star production. By peering through dust, resolving crowded stellar ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers have found new ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the picturesque spiral galaxy NGC 4941, which lies about 67 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo (The Maiden). Because this ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This barred spiral galaxy NGC 2283 exhibits a bright central bar of stars encircled by loosely ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

NASA’s Chandra telescope reveals galaxies and nebulae dressed for the holidays. X-rays show star formation, cosmic collisions and a universe celebrating 2025 in spectacular style.

The telescope continues to uncover previously unknown pockets of outer space. The James Webb Space Telescope has made yet another stunning discovery to round out three years of space exploration. This ...