Strange light anomalies are captivating astronomers and scientists across the globe as they spread across multiple galaxies. These mysterious phenomena challenge our understanding of the universe and ...

A recently-discovered powerful cosmic lens, which magnifies profoundly distant objects in space. There are funhouse mirrors in space. Objects in the universe can be so massive — often clusters of ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far ...

Astronomers have caught multiple massive galaxies in the act of merging about 4 billion years ago. This discovery, made possible by combining the power of the best ground- and space-based telescopes, ...

Euclid’s first deep-field survey has captured 26 million galaxies, some over 10 billion light-years away, offering a preview of its mission to chart a third of the sky in stunning detail. AI and ...

In a rare and extraordinary discovery, researchers have identified a unique configuration of galaxies that form the most exquisitely aligned gravitational lens found to date. The Carousel Lens is a ...

The first time I heard about galaxies without dark matter, I was sitting in my very first graduate class at the University of São Paulo. It was 2018, and the discovery had just been announced. A team ...

A recently-discovered powerful cosmic lens, which magnifies profoundly distant objects in space. Credit: William Sheu (UCLA) / Hubble Space Telescope There are funhouse mirrors in space. Objects in ...