The Champagne Cluster is a rare and beautiful example of two galaxy clusters smashing together. Its festive name comes from ...

Galaxy mergers are not uncommon throughout the Universe; in fact, they're thought to be one of the major mechanisms whereby ...

Webb and Chandra reveal two spiral galaxies after an encounter, exposing heated gas, newborn stars and distorted arms, while ...

Astronomers report that the Champagne Cluster is actually two galaxy clusters in the process of merging, based on X-ray, optical, and spectroscopic observations published in 2025 ...

Three supermassive black holes igniting at once in a single system is one of the most extreme feeding frenzies the universe ...

A newly revealed cosmic image shows two galaxy clusters colliding as one. Nicknamed the Champagne Cluster, it offers rare ...

A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal by Davis astronomers reveals massive galaxy collisions through a ...

A new composite image reveals the “Champagne Cluster” as two massive galaxy clusters caught in a rare, violent collision.

In a patch of sky about 1.2 billion light-years from Earth, astronomers have found a cosmic rarity: three galaxies caught in ...

NASA has released a new composite image of two spiral galaxies, NGC 2207 and IC 2163, as they begin a multi-billion-year ...

An artist's concept depicts the Milky Way galaxy and its spiral shape. Our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms. - NASA/JPL-Caltech A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and its ...

Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral ...