Not only does it seemingly exist too early in the cosmos to be strongly spinning, the galaxy also shows hints of spiral arms similar to highly evolved "modern" galaxies like our own Milky Way.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars.

"If you gaze for long into an abyss," declared German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1886, "the abyss gazes also into you ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

Located about 325 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Hydra, the penguin galaxy owes its ... will start their lives spinning in the same direction. Spiral galaxies like our Milky ...

This interaction will one day produce one large galaxy, with one supermassive black hole at the ... Both galaxies still have a discernible spiral structure – but that doesn't mean their effect on each ...

Galaxies are somewhat similar, with gas accreting later from larger and larger distances spinning the galaxy up, which is why they often form spiral or disc shapes. Dr. Sandro Tacchella ...

Galaxies are somewhat similar, with gas accreting later from larger and larger distances spinning the galaxy up, which is why they often form spiral or disc shapes. This galaxy, observed as part of ...

Galaxies are somewhat similar, with gas accreting later from larger and larger distances spinning the galaxy up, which is why they often form spiral or disc shapes.” (Credit: JADES Collaboration ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a breathtaking close-up of one of the most dynamic star systems in our galaxy, located approximately ... exhibits glowing gas that creates a vast spiral ...