Image of the irregular dwarf galaxy Sextans A, located at a distance of about 4 million light years from us, towards the edge of the Local Group, captured by the VST (VLT Survey Telescope), an ...

"It was actually a total surprise to find the satellites in that configuration and we still don’t fully understand why they ...

One such galaxy is an irregular dwarf galaxy called Leo P (the "P" stands for "pristine"), which is far enough away from the Local Group of galaxies — the cluster of large galaxies including the ...

Those that lack a defined shape - known as 'irregular' dwarf galaxies - are considered similar to the earliest galaxies that populated the Universe. Thus, studying them offers a glimpse into ...

A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this image of dwarf irregular galaxy Holmberg II. The galaxy is dominated by huge bubbles of glowing gas, which are sites of ongoing star formation.

Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb Telescope recently imaged.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unveils 10 stunning images of forming stars, capturing mesmerising details of their birth, chaotic outflows, and glowing cosmic clouds in space.

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dwarf galaxy, which they have named Pegasus VII. The newfound galaxy, which lies about 2.4 million light years away, was ...