A groundbreaking set of supercomputer simulations is offering a vivid glimpse into how the universe’s first stars, known as ...

A dramatic event in our galaxy may be giving birth to new stars. A recent study led by Ph.D. student Dilda Berdikhan from the ...

The binary black holes in the universe are already astonishing enough, but researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical ...

At the high school, work is wrapping up on an athletic expansion project being added to the east side of the gymnasium. It ...

Researchers led by Prof. Zhou Xia from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with ...

Astronomers using ALMA have discovered complex organic molecules, including potential precursors to life's building blocks, in the protoplanetary disc of a young star, V883 Orionis. This finding ...

In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your ...

Some complex organic molecules found around protostar V883 Orionis are actually the ingredients in our DNA.

Astronomy: The origin of life probably begins in space and not on planets Until now, it was unclear whether the conditions around a nascent star were too extreme to allow the building blocks of ...

This suggests that the seeds of life are assembled in space and are widespread. The findings were published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters today.

One amateur astronomer is on a quest to identify every object in the catalog of Lynds’ dark nebulae. Tag along for the journey!

This is because stars are quite literally at astronomical distances. If our Sun were a basketball on the East Coast of the U.S., then the closest star, Proxima, would be an orange in Hawaii.