The Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to a wide-brimmed Mexican hat, has now been captured in a completely new light ...

Determining the expansion rate of the universe, the "Hubble constant," shapes our understanding of the cosmos, its age, and its fate.

Astronomers have discovered a group of dwarf galaxies with distinct features that challenge predictions made by the ...

Astronomers have long used the Milky Way as a benchmark for studying galaxy formation and evolution, assuming that its ...

The sharp resolution of Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) also brings into focus details of the galaxy’s outer ring, ...

The formation of galaxies in the universe should follow a fairly simple path. It starts with small galaxies, which then grow ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a groundbreaking image of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing new details about its ...

Astronomers often use the Milky Way as a standard for studying how galaxies form and evolve. Since we’re inside it, ...

A new image of the Sombrero galaxy from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has astronomers taking their hats off in place of a ...

Webb's ability to see through hazy obstacles is demonstrated here with the Sombrero, aka Messier 104, a nearly edge-on spiral ...

The most powerful cosmic-ray electrons and positrons ever detected slamming into Earth's atmosphere carry energies so high ...

In a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a galaxy named for its resemblance to a broad-brimmed Mexican hat appears more like an archery target. In Webb’s mid-infrared view of the ...