Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.

New evidence suggests that conditions in the early universe may have shaped star formation in surprising ways.

The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, while not as "voracious" as others known on the ...

Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it’s so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful tools is something called 21cm radiation. Hydrogen, the most abundant ...

Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson were living together, and armed with a joint and a piano, one night they came up with the ...

“The data indicates that the youngest stars form in filaments of gas,” Loeb said. “Subsequently the gas cools and fragments ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the ...

With the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have obtained a detailed study of the activity from the Milky Way's central ...

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy may not be as voracious as the gas-gobbling monsters that ...

Uluru and the land that surrounds Australia’s most iconic landmark fascinates us all – and for good reason. Everyone should ...

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...