Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger.

Astronomers at Texas A&M University have discovered a rare, tightly packed collision of galaxies in the early universe, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's concept depicts the Milky Way galaxy and its spiral shape. Our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms. - ...

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is ...

Whoooooo's there? Just a "Cosmic Owl," the latest strange discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). A new study using JWST data has helped scientists spot an owl-faced object peering out ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When will the Milky Way collide with the Andromeda Galaxy?

One of the most spectacular encounters of Hubble with a galaxy has been brought back into focus by a recent image posted on X. The image, although pos.

Astronomers believe the two galaxies may collide in next 10 billion years Theory based on data from Hubble Space Telescope and Gaia star-tracking mission 'In short, the probability went from ...

A very rare and beautiful occurrence of two galaxies has again made headlines with the re-emergence of a picture taken by the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral ...

Some galaxies in the early universe were absolute powerhouses, churning out stars at rates that would dwarf the Milky Way's ...

(CNN) — A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and its largest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years, has been anticipated by astronomers since 1912. But new ...