NASA says the merging galaxies created a "partially blended mix of stars." The universe is full of secrets, and space professionals see some unexpected happenings in the cosmos daily.
CIBER-2 is planned to launch soon, aiming for the total count of stars. Using astonishing methods, the rocket is expected to reveal more than the currently known in the universe.
Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins – particularly the spiral galaxy arms – with help from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Proxima Centauri — the nearest star next to our own — produced one of the most powerful flares on record. It could change the way scientists think about its habitability.
A new code is capable of generating stellar collision models with greater speed and efficiency. A stellar collision event - where two stars usually circle each other before eventually merging - is a rare phenomenon of significant interest in astrophysics.
NASA has peered into the chromosphere to return multi-height measurements of its magnetic field. The sun's magnetic fields give rise to different eruptions in its outer atmosphere.
Vast halo of dark matter around Tucana II is said to be five times larger than previously estimated. The dwarf galaxy is 163,000 light years from Earth.