The discovery of the universe’s oldest stars, identified within our own Milky Way galaxy, marks a significant leap forward in our understanding of cosmic history. These ancient stars, formed shortly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JWST has revealed a black hole so massive, and so star-poor, that it bends standard cosmic origin stories. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

The birth of massive stars involves gravity, turbulence, and stellar feedback, all of which influence the flow of matter. Find out more here: ...

Our Sun is actually a cosmic refugee. Around 4.6 billion years ago, it first ignited in a hostile, radiation-blasted neighborhood 10,000 light-years closer to the Milky Way’s center than it is now.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When astronomers look deep into the early universe, they don’t expect to see fully developed cosmic objects but small galaxies, ...

Astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how massive stars are born, revealing a dramatic interplay between gravity and magnetic fields in some of our galaxy's most dynamic star forming ...

Stars usually form in clusters, which can also form in pairs or groups. Binary clusters (BCs) are defined as pairs of open clusters closely associated both in position and kinematics. They provide ...

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way ...

Rebecca McClain receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Adam Leroy receives funding from NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute that supports research related to the survey of NGC 253 ...