Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.

GRB 230906A, a short gamma-ray burst first detected in 2023, points to a faint galaxy embedded within a long stream of torn ...

Astronomers have detected a neutron star collision in an unexpected place, deep within a tiny, faint galaxy. Located about ...

A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The "collision within a collision" ...

A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an international team of astronomers led by Penn State scientists. The burst, known ...

A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an ...

Astronomers detect a laser-like signal coming from colliding galaxies 8 billion light-years away. A cosmic mystery.

Humanity has always been fascinated by space. We are able to see the universe with breathtaking clarity because of NASA's powerful telescopes. Astronomers have been able to take pictures of galaxies ...

Looking ahead: Future Euclid observations will enable scientists to watch how galaxy collisions spark bursts of star formation, fuel shrouded black holes, and unleash energetic feedback. According to ...

Astronomer and Queen guitarist Brian May teams up with astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson to bring the cosmos to 3D.

The pseudo-color images of JWST’s Quintet at redshift 6.71. a) The pseudocolor image created from NIRCam F115W (blue), F150W (green), and F200W (red) images. The five emission line galaxies in JWST’s ...