An intense demolition derby of at least six galaxies smashing into one another has been found lurking in the early universe ...

Travel 60 million light-years away into the constellation Virgo to catch a glimpse of interacting galaxies NGC 4568 and NGC ...

JWST and radio interferometry caught six massive galaxies colliding 12 billion years ago, while a young supermassive black ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that ancient galaxies lived fast and died young because of intense, ...

Astronomers have spotted a pair of galaxies in the act of merging 12.8 billion years ago. The characteristics of these galaxies indicate that the merger will form a monster galaxy, one of the ...

Astronomers have spotted a pair of galaxies in the act of merging 12.8 billion years ago. The characteristics of these galaxies indicate that the merger will form a monster galaxy, one of the ...

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The process of galaxy merging reshapes cosmic structure by driving dramatic changes in the distribution and state of interstellar gas, thereby governing the rates and locations of star formation.