star formation
Scientists Discover Enormous Sphere-Shaped Void In Space
The "Per-Tau shell," which extends for nearly 500 light years, solves a big mystery and has implications for astrophysics as a whole.
Get Lost in the Most Detailed Images Ever of This Stunning Nebula
Astronomers have captured unprecedented images of Carina Nebula, a stellar nursery 7,500 light years from Earth.
A Mysterious ‘Heatwave’ Blast From a Massive Star Was Detected on Earth
Only three such blasts have ever been detected by scientists, making them an extremely rare and weird phenomenon that can teach us about how stars form.
A Newly Discovered Type of Galaxy Keeps Producing Stars as It Dies
'Cold quasars' offer an unprecedented look at the transition between active star-forming galaxies and dead galactic bodies.
Astronomers Peer at a Young Star System That Is Strikingly Similar to Our Own
DM Tau has its own asteroid belt, and may be developing its own versions of Earth and Neptune, too.
What Baby Stars and Meteorites Can Tell Us About Our Solar System’s Past
Rachel Smith studies the birth of stars to better understand the origins of life on Earth, and perhaps elsewhere in the universe.
Tiny Satellites Are Telling Us About How Super Bright Stars Are Formed
Canada's BRITE mission is studying the brightest stars in the sky.
The Life and Times of a Dark Nebula Named 'Coalsack'
A black smudge in the sky that will soon give birth to stars.
A Cosmic ‘Dinosaur Egg’ Is Hatching Between Colliding Galaxies
For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a globular star cluster in its prenatal phase.
The Universe's Smallest Galaxies Gave Birth to Most of Its Stars
Unexpected results courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.