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Published Celestial monsters at the origin of globular clusters - Celestial Monsters at the Origin of Globular Clusters



Globular clusters are the most massive and oldest star clusters in the Universe. They can contain up...
Published Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb shows - Early Universe Crackled with Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Shows



Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NAS ...
Published Metal-poor stars are more life-friendly - Metal-Poor Stars: The Key to Life-Friendly Planets



A star's chemical composition strongly influences the ultraviolet radiation it emits into space and...
Published A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center - A Mysterious Object is Being Dragged into the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center


An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has drawn the inter...
Published Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet 'Oumuamua's weird orbit - Surprisingly Simple Explanation for the Alien Comet 'Oumuamua's Weird Orbit


When the first interstellar comet ever seen in our solar system was discovered in 2017, one characte...
Published Gravitational arcs in 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster - Gravitational Arcs: A Deep Dive into the 'El Gordo' Galaxy Cluster


A new image of the galaxy cluster known as 'El Gordo' is revealing distant and dusty objects never s...
Published Hubble sees possible runaway black hole creating a trail of stars - Hubble Sees Possible Runaway Black Hole Creating a Trail of Stars



There's an invisible monster on the loose, barreling through intergalactic space so fast that if it...
Published Webb captures stellar gymnastics in the Cartwheel Galaxy - Webb Captures Stellar Gymnastics in the Cartwheel Galaxy


NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new d...
Published Extreme exoplanet has a complex and exotic atmosphere - Extreme Exoplanet Has a Complex and Exotic Atmosphere


An international team analyzed the atmosphere of one of the most extreme known planets in great deta...
Published NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter's atmosphere - NIRISS Instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter's Atmosphere



There's an intriguing exoplanet out there -- 400 light-years out there -- that is so tantalizing tha...
Published NASA's Webb takes its first-ever direct image of distant world - NASA's Webb Takes Its First-Ever Direct Image of Distant World


Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside o...
Published Scientific AI's 'black box' is no match for 200-year-old method - Scientific AI's 'Black Box' is No Match for 200-Year-Old Method


A new study finds that a 200-year-old technique called Fourier analysis can reveal crucial informati...
Published 2400 new eyes on the sky to see cosmic rainbows - 2400 New Eyes on the Sky to See Cosmic Rainbows


The Subaru Telescope successfully demonstrated engineering first light with a new instrument that wi...
Published Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely - Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely



Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million...
Published Venus' transit and the search for other worlds - Venus Transit and the Search for Other Worlds


It's the final opportunity of the century to witness the rare astronomical reunion of the sun, Venus...
Published Astronomers discover last three planets Kepler telescope observed before going dark - Astronomers Discover Last Three Planets Kepler Telescope Observed Before Going Dark



With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers discovered what may be the last three planets that...
Published Researchers demystify the unusual origin of the Geminids meteor shower - Researchers Demystify the Unusual Origin of the Geminids Meteor Shower



Princeton researchers used observations from NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission to deduce that it was...
Published Extraterrestrial stone brings first supernova clues to Earth - Extraterrestrial Stone Brings First Supernova Clues to Earth


The extraterrestrial Hypatia stone found in Egypt could be the first tangible evidence on Earth of a...
Published Unusual atom helps in search for Universe's building blocks - Unusual Atom Helps in Search for Universe's Building Blocks


An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a research team unmask unknown particles that make up the...
Published Waves in Saturn's rings give precise measurement of planet's rotation rate - Waves in Saturn's Rings: A Precise Measurement of the Planet's Rotation Rate


Saturn's distinctive rings were observed in unprecedented detail by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, and s...