The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, ...

An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way's tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists ...

The vastness of space allows for a huge variety of structures to pop up all over the place. Even things we think of as one-and-done objects—like galaxies—come in quite a few shapes and sizes. Follow ...

Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that showcases 5000 galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It was ...

Among a "field of galaxies;" the James Webb Space Telescope captured spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648, a billion light-years from ...

In a world that often measures itself in days, years, decades and centuries, a second seems insignificant. But a lot can happen in an instant. It takes a lightning bolt just 30 microseconds to strike ...

The Universe may not have begun with a Big Bang, but instead with a Big Bounce, according to a new theory about how the ...

James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the week James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space ...

Hubble's sharp resolution allows observers to pore over the galaxy's details, showing that it has traits of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. Its core appears unusually smooth and gas-poor, traits ...

The Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on NGC 45, a nearly invisible galaxy where bright pink nebulae mark regions of active star birth. This rare type of galaxy may hold answers to how galaxies form and ...

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave ...