Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.

"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky ...

A pair of quasars that existed when the universe was only 3 billion years old has been spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope.

A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team's new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of ...

One of the most stubborn issues in cosmology today concerns the universe's rate of expansion. Scientists know it's expanding, ...

Scientists have identified a strange cosmic relic called Cloud-9 — a starless, gas-filled object dominated by dark matter.

Astronomers realized that a strange cloud of gas was actually a relic of the ancient universe which might help solve some of ...

NASA said that while the mystery of the Circinus galaxy’s excess emissions has been solved, there are billions of black holes ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uses near-infrared imaging to penetrate dust clouds, revealing the formation of massive ...

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy.

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...