Alpha Centauri planet candidate discovered by JWST orbiting a Sun-like star. Learn about this potential gas giant in our ...

In a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, an international team of astronomers has uncovered for the first time the ...

Calculations suggest stars that are very viscous could reflect gravitational waves and produce signals very similar to those ...

Scientists found helium hydride reacts faster than expected, reshaping early star formation timelines and cooling processes.

Since its launch in late 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been glimpsing some of the earliest epochs of cosmic ...

Just as ocean waves shape our shores, ripples in space-time may have once set the Universe on an evolutionary path that led ...

"Lava planets are in such extreme orbital configurations that our knowledge of rocky planets in the solar system does not ...

Serendipitously and for the first time, an international research team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...

A team of astronomers says it has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed — a cosmic heavyweight that formed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only about 3 ...

Scientists have detected complex organic molecules — life’s building blocks — in the disc around a forming star.

A new study reveals the universe’s first molecule, HeH⁺, was more reactive and crucial to star formation than expected.

Understanding the early universe is a foundational goal in space science. We're driven to understand nature and how it ...