A galaxy neighbouring ours is transforming in unexpected ways – and it could change our view of space, researchers say. The Small Magellanic Cloud, or SMC, is one of the closest neighbours to our ...

The discovery of CDG-2 began when a team of astronomers investigated tight groupings of stars called globular clusters, which can often indicate the presence of a hidden population of dim stars in ...

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Astronomers have detected a ghostly galaxy that is almost completely made of dark matter. The faint object was revealed by just four globular star clusters hiding in the Perseus cluster.

A nearby galaxy is behaving strangely—and now scientists know why. The Small Magellanic Cloud’s stars move in chaotic ...

Reaching distant galaxies remains a monumental challenge due to vast interstellar distances, with even the nearest galaxy ...

Space simulators are currently a small niche. Especially rare are productions of this type that focus on story-driven ...

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Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic galaxy view. This ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity streaming long, tentacle-like trails of gas and newborn stars as it speeds ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of Messier 64, also known as the Black Eye Galaxy or the Evil Eye Galaxy. The image has been captured in ultraviolet, optical and near-infrared ...

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