Scientists have found a star near us that turns into a diamond the size of the Earth - the same thing will happen to the Sun and 97% of the Milky Way's stars Have you ever wondered what happens to stars when they die? Most of them end up as …
A spectacular map, produced by the European radio telescope LOFAR, shows a high-resolution image of a part of the universe. It collects more than 4.4 million galaxies, of which a million were completely unknown, which are billions of light years fr…
With a flawlessly symmetrical ring encircling a red sphere of stars, Hoag's object is one of the most stunning mysteries in the universe. If you look closely at the serpent constellation in the northern sky, you might notice a galaxy within…
In addition to discovering the first evidence of a black hole shooting a jet at another galaxy, scientists have also discovered that jets appear in pairs. This black hole is singular. Citizen scientists assisted astronomers in the discovery of a…
The biggest galaxy ever seen, known as Alcyoneus, has been discovered, according to a recent study that was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Alcyoneus is an elliptical galaxy that is 160 times bigger than our Milky Way gal…
The Milky Way looks nothing like the flat space pancake it is usually depicted as. The newly-created and most accurate 3D map of our galaxy reveals that it's warped and twisted, and even more fascinating. A group of astronomers from A…
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted six gigantic galaxies, each roughly the size of our own Milky Way, that formed at a bafflingly fast pace — taking shape just 500 million years after the Big Bang. ] An image of the six massive galaxies, who…
A spectacular new photo has been released showing the record-holder for largest galaxy in the universe. NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, stretches 522,000 light years from tip to tip. The Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light years …
Our galaxy is going to crash into Andromeda. Now is the start of the best time of year to see it with your own eyes. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is going to crash into Andromeda, which is twice as big as it is. Due to gravity, they are moving t…
You might not have heard of them if you aren't an astronomer, but the largest known objects in the universe aren't galaxies or the super-clusters they form together. They're actually ghostly webs of dark matter that form the boundary be…
he vast emission feature lies right next to the Andromeda Galaxy, though researchers aren't yet sure if they're physically related. The OIII emission nebula Strottner-Drechsler-Sainty Object 1 appears next to M31 as a banded teal arc in …
The light from the distant Sparkler galaxy was spotted in the James Webb Telescope's First Deep Field and could teach us how our own Milky Way devoured other galaxies to grow. Top image Description: An artist's impression of the Milky Way in …
A recently discovered star, now designated S4716, is traveling at the mind-boggling speed of 5,000 miles (8,000 km) per second around the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, Space.com reported. The vast expanse of our univers…
