A cosmic dance: how galaxies grow and change
Have you ever wondered how galaxies get so big? It turns out, they grow by pulling in smaller galaxies nearby and joining with other...
Water detected in planet-forming disk, boosting habitability potential
The MINDS research collaboration, led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), has made a groundbreaking discovery: water in the inner region of...
Surprising meeting: old star encounters young star-forming region
Old Star Wanders into Youthful Territory
In a surprising discovery, scientists from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London have found an old, "retired"...
New discovery of a short-period X-ray binary system
A New Look at a Mysterious Space Duo
Scientists are always exploring the sky. They use advanced tools to study stars and planets. One such...
NASA’s Hubble images a starstruck galaxy
The irregular galaxy Arp 263 lurks in the background of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, but the view is dominated by...
Astronomers witness a never-before-seen way to destroy a star
Have you ever wondered what happens when stars collide?
A group of international space scientists think they've figured out an exciting new answer.
Usually, bursts of...
NASA’s Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid Dimorphos
Ever wondered what happens when you hit an asteroid?
Thanks to NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope, we're getting a front-row seat to the space...
Scientists unravel the secrets of volcanism on ancient Venus
Scientists have made an exciting discovery about Venus, our planet Earth's closest planetary sibling.
Just like Earth, Venus is a rocky planet, but instead of...
Scientists discover surprisingly calm and remote galaxy cluster
Scientists have stumbled upon the most remote 'relaxed' galaxy cluster to date—making it the furthest we've seen that isn't being disrupted by hectic collisions...
Scientists detect stellar cradles and graves in the farthest galaxy ever
A group of astronomers has made some exciting observations of a galaxy, MACS0416_Y1, that's incredibly far away - 13.2 billion light-years to be exact!
This...