"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...

You might think galaxies can’t ever find each other in our runaway cosmos, but it turns out gravity can sometimes overcome ...

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Nearly all stars are found inside or around galaxies, because that's where the conditions are right for stars to form. Within galaxies, stars form inside cold, dense molecular gas clouds like those ...

A collection of 300 unusually bright objects in deep space may contain galaxies that formed in the early universe. These objects, captured in infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff." ...

In a world that often measures itself in days, years, decades and centuries, a second seems insignificant. But a lot can happen in an instant. It takes a lightning bolt just 30 microseconds to strike ...

Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity ...

A new study, appearing in The Astrophysical Journal and based on observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, challenges the prevailing understanding that almost all galaxies harbor a ...

The vastness of space allows for a huge variety of structures to pop up all over the place. Even things we think of as one-and-done objects—like galaxies—come in quite a few shapes and sizes. Follow ...

If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of ...

The vast majority of stars form and reside within galaxies due to the presence of cold, dense molecular gas clouds conducive to star formation. True intergalactic space, characterized by low-density ...