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New, specially edited photos show a previously unseen swirl of light surrounding the city-size comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which is currently racing toward the sun and will later zoom past Earth. When you ...

A newly released deep-space portrait captures a spiral galaxy whose outer arm appears to curl protectively around a smaller ...

A century-old mystery of how galaxies change shapes has been solved by considering 'survival of the fittest' collisions between cosmic titans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

The stars, dust, and gas swirling around black holes could reveal the origin of some our universe’s most intricate structures. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 29, 2024 2:15 PM EST Get the Popular ...

Is it a plane? Is it a satellite? Is it a galaxy? Is it aliens? A strange blue spiral lit up the skies over Europe on Monday night (March 24), causing residents of the U.K. and other European ...

A pair of galaxies in a new image display some curious features, demonstrating that each member of the duo is close enough to feel the distorting gravitational influence of the other. The ...

Quasar J0742+2704 (center) became the subject of astronomers' interest after it was discovered to have a newborn jet blasting from the disk around its supermassive black hole in 2020, using the Karl G ...

The cells of R. rubrum (wild type) are naturally spirally curved. Without the gene that codes for the lipoprotein PapS, they take on a straight shape. The curvature of the cells is achieved by a ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A telescope recently captured an image of a grand spiral galaxy that was first discovered over 200 years ago. Last month, the European Southern Observatory released a composite picture taken by its ...