Stars form in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs), vast clouds of mostly hydrogen that can span tens of light years. These…
Exoplanets have captured the imagination of public and scientists alike and, as the search continues for more, researchers have turned…
What came first, galaxies or planets? The answer has always been galaxies, but new research is changing that idea. Could…
In recent years, astronomers have developed techniques to measure the metal content of stars with extreme accuracy. With that capability,…
The JWST has found an exoplanet unlike any other. This unique world has an atmosphere almost entirely composed of water…
Astronomers have solid evidence for the existence of stellar-mass black holes and supermassive black holes. However, evidence for Intermediate Black…
It stands to reason that stars formed from the same cloud of material will have the same metallicity. That fact…
When the first stars in the Universe formed, the only material available was primordial hydrogen and helium from the Big…
Astronomers have found the largest stellar mass black hole in the Milky Way so far. At 33 solar masses, it…
After a journey lasting about two billion years, photons from an extremely energetic gamma-ray burst (GRB) struck the sensors on…