Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb ...

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from “fluffy” molecular clouds.

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

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

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Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...

HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

The night sky is an object of fascination for many, and the Princeton community is no exception. On select nights throughout ...