Contained within a small galaxy located 5.3 million light-years away are big clues about how stars can form. In fact, scientists didn't really expect that stars would even be able to still form at all ...

In recent years astronomers have extended their view almost to the very edge of the observable universe. With the venerable Hubble Space Telescope researchers have spotted a handful of galaxies so ...

Astronomers have found a surprise in deep space. The dwarf galaxy Leo P, located 5.3 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, is forming new stars. Scientists believed such small, isolated ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Talk about sibling rivalry. Most of the smallest galaxies are “dead,” making no new stars. Now, computer simulations reveal why it is so hard for a tiny galaxy to rejuvenate itself: The galaxy’s ...

It was spotted in the spiral galaxy NGC 3627, around 31 million light-years from our solar system in the constellation Leo.