If "chaos is a ladder," then brilliant stars forming from discordant gas and dust are the ultimate example of that. The James ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a planet-forming disk that almost entirely lacks water, ...

Astronomers have gained insights into star formation by capturing the first spatially resolved detection of protostellar ...

A detailed study of young stars and their surroundings has produced dramatic new evidence about how multiple-star systems form and how the dusty disks that are the raw material for planets grow ...

In studies of the early universe, the formation of the first stars marked a milestone that shines a light on the rest of time, both figuratively and literally. Astrophysicists call those first ...

"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail." ...

Since the first discovery of planets beyond the solar system in 1995, more than 6,000 exoplanets have been identified. Many ...

Formation of super-Earths is limited near metal-poor stars New study may help the search for life beyond Earth Date: September 9, 2024 Source: Ohio State University Summary: In a new study ...

A study led by astrophysicist Mark Krumholz shows how massive stars can form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth.

Viewing with the aid of 10x50 binoculars will bring the light cast by a stellar cluster into sharper focus, or even allow you to resolve some of its brighter constituent stars. A telescope with an ...