A massive barred spiral galaxy from the early Universe has stunned astronomers by forming stars at 300 times the rate of the ...

The mystery of galaxies in the early Universe just got even weirder. A team of astronomers has identified a giant spiral ...

THERE’S some real stars quality in the nightscapes nominated for the annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year.  Photos taken ...

A research team led by Shuo Huang (NAOJ and Nagoya University) has observed a massive and extremely active barred spiral ...

complete with a central bar of stars and gas – a hallmark of the Milky Way. However, the similarities end there. J0107a dwarfs our galaxy in mass, weighing in at over 10 times greater ...

Some three times the size of our Milky Way, the galaxy lies nearly a billion years ... a bright nuclear bar and a surrounding "stellar ring" of dust and stars. An illustration comparing the ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the Milky Way Galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night ...

It is shown alongside a depiction of our own Milky Way galaxy, which is three times smaller ... and a bright nuclear bar. “This discovery is more than just an oddity—it forces us to rethink ...