Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the dynamic process of carbon-rich dust formation around Wolf ...

Planetesimal belts, remnants of the planet formation process, hold a wealth of clues about planetary systems beyond our own.

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

The answer, at first, is boring: it’s a simple no. But the reasons why you cannot are complex and varied – some come from the ...

Because we haven't found anything yet, we've started to wonder if dark matter might be lighter or heavier than we thought.

In addition to helping the researchers nail down the nebula's ellipsoidal structure, the 3D model also confirmed that the ...

A radio telescope in South Africa has unearthed a giant galaxy—dubbed a "cosmic megastructure"—with plasma jets that measure ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals mysterious 'little red dots' in the distant universe, sparking new theories on ...

These massive currents carry material on a journey through and around star-forming galaxies before they settle and form stars ...