A newly discovered galaxy with glowing star-filled "tentacles" is rewriting parts of cosmic history.

A rare jellyfish galaxy discovered by JWST is offering clues about how galaxies died in the early universe.

Scientists discovered a distant jellyfish galaxy with star-forming "tails" stretching back 8.5 billion years.

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Using the MeerKAT telescope, South African scientists have detected a record-breaking radio laser from a distant galaxy, ...

Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. Jellyfish galaxies are named for the long, tentacle-like streams ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. The ordinary matter all around us — ...

LOS ANGELES — A galaxy once considered the oldest has reclaimed its title, scientists reported Wednesday. Poring through Hubble Space Telescope photos, the team recalculated the galaxy's age and ...