A star system 5,000 light-years from Earth, surrounded by layers of dust, could help scientists better understand the final ...
When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind ...
"I never dreamed of Webb seeing them in such large numbers." ...
Sometimes, when a space telescope gazes into the void, the void gazes back ... These canoodling galaxies are active star factories that will one day merge into a single giant structure; until then, ...
For nearly seven months, the corridors of the International Space Station (ISS) have been devoid of the usual bustle of ...
Yet, this contradicts the established ages of the oldest stars. Nobel laureate Adam ... Proposed in 2013, the KBC void is an enormous region of space spanning two billion light-years, making ...
Such a burst flings star matter out into space but leaves behind the stellar core. While the star was alive, nuclear fusion created a constant outward push that balanced the inward pull of gravity ...
From solar storms to "shooting stars" over Stonehenge ... Sometimes, when a space telescope gazes into the void, the void gazes back. That was the case in an eerie image of the colliding galaxies ...