Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), Chinese astronomers have identified nearly 300 ...

The Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy, and their retinue of a few dozen smaller galaxies make up what astronomers call the Local Group. In recent decades, it has become clear that most galaxies are ...

"Very little is known about what causes the formation of magnetars," researcher Kritti Sharma said. "Our work helps to answer this question." ...

a new 12-year study of other galaxies in the local universe has found. The Satellites Around Galactic Analogs (SAGA) survey is being conducted by a small group of astronomers to learn how the ...

The Milky Way has several satellite galaxies and is part of the Local Group of galaxies, which form part of the Virgo Supercluster, which is itself a component of the Laniakea Supercluster.

This pair of galaxies is currently in the process of colliding and merging into one, a process that will take around a ...

The DESI survey reveals that active black holes in small galaxies are common. The findings may help reveal how the two cosmic bodies evolve together.

The galaxy, IC 3225, is located about 100 million light-years from Earth and is a member of a large group of galaxies known as the Virgo Cluster. A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope ...

Planetary Nebulae (PNe) are emission-line nebulae in a short-lived late stage of stellar evolution for low- to ...

A cutting-edge telescope array is helping scientists to pinpoint the cosmic hotspots where strange radio signals originate.

The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey has unveiled a groundbreaking catalog detailing distances to millions of galaxies with unparalleled precision. A groundbreaking catalog, detailing milli ...