Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home ...

"One day soon we may be able to see these 'missing' galaxies, which would be hugely exciting and could tell us more about how ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to ...

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite ...

Researchers may have found our galaxy's missing companions, further bolstering science's most widely accepted cosmological ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one step closer to ...

The discovery of dormant galaxies, located in the first billion years after the Big Bang, is shaking up our understanding of galaxy evolution. This remarkable finding comes from the cutting-edge ...

Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we've detected so far. They're just too faint to be seen.

As NASA reports, two astronomers working with raw Webb data the space agency periodically makes available to researchers, ...

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, ...

Astronomers have turned the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) into a time machine to peer back in cosmic ...

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly what the instrument can do ...