The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role ...

The big surprise is that with JWST, we see roughly 10 times more galaxies than expected at these incredible distances.” These ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an awe-inspiring image showcasing thousands of galaxies, forming part of the COSMOS-Webb survey. This profound window into the universe reveals star ...

The nature and evolution of stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark matter and dark energy—and our attempts to understand these things—allow us to pose the ultimate questions and reach for the ultimate ...

Those who study astronomy explore the structure and origin of the universe including the stars, planets, galaxies and black holes that reside in it. Astronomers aim to answer fundamental questions ...

and it's already transforming astronomy. The telescope's instruments have allowed it to capture previously unobservable planets, stars and galaxies near and far. Sponsor Message NPR spoke with ...

Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have ...

The discovery shows that UCDs — which are among the densest collections of stars ... Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, said in a statement. "Here we show that 106 small ...

"Our analysis showed that the hydrogen signal can inform us about the population of first stars and galaxies," said co-lead author Dr Anastasia Fialkov from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy.

Researchers at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) made the discovery about galaxies by studying the gas distribution that helps create stars. Using CSIRO's ASKAP radio ...

yet 10 times larger than other galaxies with a comparable number of stars. “To show what this means to anyone who knows a little astronomy, this galaxy is one-third the size of the Milky Way but ...