Scientists followed up their finding by looking at the object through the University of Hawaii’s Near-Infrared Echellette Spectrometer telescope, and was given the name CWISE J1249.

Galaxy ranks as most distant object in cosmos Astrophysicists say they have detected a tiny galaxy that is the farthest known object from Earth.

NASA's long-lived Hubble Space Telescope captured vivid bright clumps moving through the cosmos at some 1,000 light years from Earth. The space agency called these objects clear "smoking gun ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it highlights the need to stay vigilant.

Here’s the latest reminder that space is really, really big. At a cool billion light years across, a distant complex of galaxy superclusters may be the largest structure yet found in the cosmos.

Groundbreaking discovery in the cosmos? / Object 230 light years away could well be first planet directly seen outside solar system By Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science WriterSep 11, 2004 ...