Astronomers use simulations to discover how globular clusters form and reveal a new type of star system near the Milky Way.

Astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how massive stars are born, revealing a dramatic interplay between ...

A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James ...

Behind the dusty clouds of the Cigar Galaxy lies a dazzling powerhouse of star formation, where stars are being born ten times faster than in the Milky Way. Astronomers using the Hubble Space ...

Look east on the night of Sept. 12 to see the waning gibbous moon close to the magnificent Pleiades open cluster, with the distant planet Uranus lurking nearby in the constellation Taurus. The 62%-lit ...

Pune: Astronomers using India's upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) made a rare discovery in the ancient star cluster Messier 80 (NGC 6093). A team led by graduate student Jyotirmoy Das ...

NASA's advanced observatories have unveiled the Milky Way's hidden beauty, from its dense core with a supermassive black hole to glittering star clusters and spiral arms. Infrared cameras pierce ...

Cluster munitions have killed or injured more than 1,200 civilians in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began, a monitor said Monday, decrying "troubling setbacks" in global efforts to ...

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

Starting from the upper left and moving clockwise from large to small scales: upper left —"spiral-like" system; upper right — "bar-like" structure; lower right — rotating infalling envelope; lower ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has once again delivered a breathtaking view of the universe—this time capturing a glittering star cluster inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that ...