"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky ...

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here ...

There may not be as nearly as many small galaxies in the early universe as astronomers predict there should be, which has big ...

For years, the James Webb Space Telescope has been spotting enormous black holes in the early universe that defy all ...

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes are captured in this new image from the James ...

Hubble Finds a 'Failed Galaxy' 14 Million Light-Years Away Ruled by Dark Matter ...

Astronomers have discovered a vast, dense cluster of massive galaxies just 1 billion years after the Big Bang, each forming ...

Astronomers realized that a strange cloud of gas was actually a relic of the ancient universe which might help solve some of ...

A monster galaxy from the early universe shows that the cosmos was rich with oxygen when it was only less than 3% of its present age, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how ...

Hubble has revealed a strange cosmic object called Cloud-9, a dark matter–dominated cloud with no stars at all. Scientists ...

Most astronomers agree that young galaxy clusters should be relatively cool compared to older ones. But researchers recently found a very young cluster that’s hotter than the surface of the sun. More ...