Leo P, a small galaxy and a distant neighbor of the Milky Way, is lighting the way for astronomers to better understand star formation and how a galaxy grows. Scientists have reported finding that ...

Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the unusual star-forming timeline of dwarf galaxy Leo P. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Kristen McQuinn Most small galaxies that stopped making ...

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (stars at lower right represented in blue). Leo P is a star-forming galaxy located about 5 million ...

The striking blue stars of the Leo P dwarf galaxy appear dashed across the lower right corner of this image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope ...

McQuinn and other members of the research team studied Leo P through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a space-based apparatus that features a large, segmented mirror and an expansive sunshield ...

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (stars at lower right represented in blue). Leo P is a star-forming galaxy located about 5 million ...