Astronomers have discovered that the most massive galaxies in the early universe contain far more small stars than expected.

The vastness of space allows for a huge variety of structures to pop up all over the place. Even things we think of as one-and-done objects—like galaxies—come in quite a few shapes and sizes. Follow ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a "relic" or remnant of early galaxy ...

Early-type galaxies, encompassing both elliptical and lenticular systems, are characterised by smooth stellar light distributions and a predominance of random over ordered motions. Stellar kinematics ...

Early-type galaxies, encompassing ellipticals and lenticulars, are characterised by smooth stellar light distributions, predominantly old and metal-rich stellar populations, and negligible ongoing ...

A rare rectangular galaxy spotted 700 million light years from Earth could offer new insight into the way galaxies form and evolve IF A person is square they are a bit dull, but for a galaxy it is the ...

This artist’s illustration depicts a dwarf galaxy that hosts an active galactic nucleus — an actively feeding black hole. In the background are many other dwarf galaxies hosting active black holes, as ...