This article details our understanding of star and planet formation within galaxies, recognising the dynamic nature of ...

Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness Peer-Reviewed Publication Northwestern University ...

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of ...

Star formation is an intricate process that transforms vast molecular clouds into newborn stars, often accompanied by the formation of circumstellar discs composed of gas and dust.

A study led by Jenny Frediani at Stockholm University has revealed a planet-forming disk with a strikingly unusual chemical composition: an unexpectedly high abundance of carbon dioxide (CO2) in ...

The discovery of this stage is significant because it is the first time scientists have identified the initiation of planet formation around a star at such a young age. This process occurs when ...

Two of the objects in the arrangement are cold brown dwarfs, which will serve as a benchmark for others throughout the Milky ...

If our Solar System had baby pictures from over 4.5 billion years ago, they would look something like the otherworldly swirls of dust and gas surrounding the young star HOPS-315.

Scientists have developed the longest and most complex simulation to date of a binary neutron star collision that results in the formation of a black hole and a jet.

Astronomers have discovered a star system in which six planets orbit one star in an elaborate geometrical pattern due to a phenomenon called orbital resonance.