In a close-up of the Rosette Nebula — a stellar nursery 5,200 light-years away — dark clouds of gas and dust are seen being carved by radiation from massive stars. A young star at the upper right is ...

This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

"We want to understand how these galaxies are forming stars, how many stars they’re forming, and especially how the black ...

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Webb detected rare neon gas in M83. This may signal a hidden black hole, challenging the idea that the galaxy has only ...

Astronomers have identified a new ultra-diffuse galaxy that appears to defy one of the fundamental assumptions of modern ...

Astronomers are applying new image-processing techniques to previously released Hubble observations in honor of the space ...

Explore 21 of the most remarkable images taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing the beauty and vastness of ...

Some galaxies that should have ceased forming stars long ago are defying expectations. Anew theory proposes the existence of ...

Galaxies may not be as simple as "young and blue" or "old and red." A new idea from astrophysicist Charles Steinhardt ...

Our new study of the nearby starburst galaxy Haro 11 has shown that strong X-ray-emitting superwinds may be a key mechanism enabling galaxies to leak ionizing radiation, which is believed to have ...

Astronomer Charles Steinhardt said most stars we see "might have formed under different conditions than we previously ...