Astronomers have spotted the most distant and brightest "space laser" ever seen, blasting out from a distant galaxy collision ...

The Antennae galaxies are witnessed in the process of merging into a single elliptical galaxy.

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a stunning image of the Antennae Galaxies, currently in the process of merging into a single elliptical galaxy.

When studying local galaxy cluster Abell 3667, Anthony Englert GS, a Ph.D. candidate in physics, noticed something unique. Connecting the brightest galaxies in two small clusters within Abell 3667 was ...

Understanding how galaxies grow has long stood as one of astronomy’s core challenges. Over time, scientists have gathered evidence that galaxy mergers matter. When two galaxies move close, gravity can ...

While scientists discovered the Cosmic Vine using the James Webb Space Telescope, they have yet to find a string of galaxies ...

The research, led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, shows how researchers can study the past of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and ...