Silicon carbide (SiC) dust is one of the most important ingredients in cosmic dust, the tiny particles floating throughout ...

Researchers have identified a new complex molecule in space called cyanocoronene. It is a type of hydrocarbon composed of multiple carbon rings. This kind of molecule, which is very stable, plays an ...

Massive star clusters may have blasted enough ultraviolet radiation into space to transform the early universe, new research ...

Our sun is a bit of an outlier in the general stellar population. We typically think of stars as being solitary wanderers ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

A team of University of Florida researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to capture photos of a star-forming region known as W51 with never-before-seen clarity and resolution. The long ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of ...

This Collection features original research on the mechanisms driving star formation, the lifecycle of various stellar types, and the complex interactions between stars and their environments. The ...

According to scientists, red supergiant stars should produce more supernovas. But astronomers just aren’t spotting them. Here's how they plan to crack the case.

New simulations suggest binary star systems may be ideal for planet formation, and may produce more gas giants than single-star systems.