Unveiling galaxies at cosmic dawn that were hiding behind the dust
September 23, 2021Scientists discover two galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago, that have been hidden by dust until now.
Galactic fireworks: stunning features of nearby galaxies revealed
July 16, 2021Breathtaking images of galaxies close to the Milky Way have been released by an international team of astronomers exploring the mystery of how stars are born.
Early disk galaxy puts formation models in a spin
May 21, 2020Published today in Nature, an international team of researchers has observed a massive, rotating disk galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang—1.5 billion years earlier in cosmic history than astronomers had expected to find such a galaxy based on previous studies.