"Even today, our understanding of star formation is still developing; comprehending how stars formed in the earlier universe is even more challenging." ...
Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, leaving something behind. A dense plasma, made of fundamental particles ...
JWST captured this dazzling display of flaring activity from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way.
Images from ALMA telescope provide insight to the earlier years of our universe.
Researchers at Kyushu University have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from “fluffy” molecular clouds.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured the ​​colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and ...
Also called molecular clouds, they can be massive, spanning hundreds of light-years and forming thousands of stars.
Artist's concept of light flares along Sag A*'s accretion disk. (Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has received emergency time to observe 2024 YR4, a possibly dangerous near-Earth ...
Research has found black holes which 'nibble' on stars are contributing more than previously thought to the bombardment of ...
The Einstein Probe was launched in January 2024 to study the high-energy universe, and among its instruments is its ...
Astronomers using the JWST have observed Sagittarius A* continuously flaring, reshaping our understanding of black holes.