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 ...

A massive galaxy that appeared less than two billion years after the Big Bang does not rotate on itself. This specimen, named XMM-VID1-2075, contradicts all astronomers' expectations. According ...

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 ...

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, ...

A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity to study cosmology. In a rare and extraordinary ...

When studying local galaxy cluster Abell 3667, Anthony Englert GS, a Ph.D. candidate in physics, noticed something unique. Connecting the brightest galaxies in two small clusters within Abell 3667 was ...

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 ...

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 ...