Just 500 light years away, the Chamaeleon Complex, and in particular its dark cloud Chamaeleon I, is a hotbed of young, ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

Dark stars were first suggested in 2007, but now observations with the James Webb Space Telescope hint that we may have ...

The origin of our sun, and all the planets, comets and asteroids that orbit it, can be traced back to their birthplace inside a massive cloud of cold gas and dust, not unlike the billowing molecular ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory has cemented its status as a rising star, revealing unprecedented detail captured by the biggest ...

A breathtaking new image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) captures the star-forming region of Chamaeleon I, a site that ...

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

Fireflies need darkness to communicate. Males perform an airborne dance while flashing their abdominal lanterns in a pattern ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera Rubin Observatory could be about to ...