A team of scientists has developed a new model for ‘very massive stars’ and their impact on the formation of black holes.

Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to the emergence of stars marks a critical shift known as Cosmic ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of ...

Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

The galaxy sits in a sweet spot that allows astronomers to study it in ways that can't be applied to even our own Milky Way ...

In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each spring, they hatch ...

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.