Star Formation
Astronomers See Massive Stars Forming Together in Multiple Star Systems
All stars form in giant molecular clouds of hydrogen. But some stars are extraordinarily massive; the most massive one we…
The Oldest Known Spiral Galaxy Has Ripples Like the Surface of a Pond
Astronomers have detected pond-like ripples across the gaseous disk of an ancient galaxy. What caused the ripples, and what do…
JWST Sets a New Record, Sees Newly Forming Stars in the Triangulum Galaxy
Our Milky Way bristles with giant molecular clouds birthing stars. Based on what we see here, astronomers assume that the…
Three Baby Stars Found at the Heart of the Milky Way
The core of our Milky Way is buzzing with stars. Recently astronomers reported that it contains at least one ancient…
This Dark Nebula Hides an Enormous Star
The birth of a star is a spectacular event that plays out behind a veil of gas and dust. It's…
Protostars Can Siphon Material from Far Away
When stars are born, they do it inside a molecular cloud. Astronomers long assumed that the "crèche" supplied all the…
Feast Your Eyes on this Star-Forming Region, Thanks to the JWST
Nature is stingy with its secrets. That's why humans developed the scientific method. Without it, we'd still be ignorant and…
New Stars Forming Uncomfortably Close to the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers examining a star cluster near Sgr A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, found that the cluster has some…
Compare Images of a Galaxy Seen by Both Hubble and JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is widely considered to be better than the Hubble Space Telescope. But the JWST doesn't…
Quenched Galaxies in the Early Universe
Recently, much attention has been given to massive, active galaxies discovered by the JWST in the early universe. But in…