Quantum physics is often described as the most successful scientific framework in history. In its 100 years of existence, it has explained everything from the periodic table of the elements to how ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Two blind spots torture physicists: the birth of the universe and the center of a black hole. The former may feel like a moment in time ...

Astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how massive stars are born, revealing a dramatic interplay between ...

Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made ...