Astronomers has discovered a vigorous, star-forming galaxy that existed about 750 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy, named GN-108036, was a remarkable source of star formation at the so-called "cosmic dawn", a very early time in cosmic history; it was generating an exceptionally large amount of stars in the calm, dark cosmos.

10 years ago, astronomers became aware of a class of small ultra-compact dwarf galaxies araound other galaxies. But are they really galaxies or just starclusters?
A new research concludes that they are

The Hubble Space telescope has captured this marvelous image of the M74 galaxy

In the recent decades, we have realised, that the Milkyway is not just a spiral galaxy, but a barred spiral. But since the bar is hidden from us by dust and gasses little is known about it. A new survey has mapped it by measuring its orbital velocities.