Very massive stars (VMSs), which typically have masses about 100 times that of our own sun, are critical components in our understanding of the formation of important astronomical structures like ...

NGC 4449 is a dwarf galaxy turned stellar powerhouse, dazzling astronomers with its explosive star-forming activity and rich ...

At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive ...

The universe has two kinds of matter. There is invisible dark matter, known only because of its gravitational effects on a ...

Detection of gravitational events through the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

AI has helped astronomers crack open some of the universe s best-kept secrets by analyzing massive datasets about black holes ...

For a lot of people, summer brings the opportune time to look out at the night sky, whether with a telescope or binoculars, ...

The Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO) is world-renown for fantastic shale fossil deposits (insects and plants), ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to ...

A new study links a pulsar wind nebula to the origin of fast cosmic rays. Researchers also explore how these particles affect ...

A near-complete census of our interstellar neighborhood hopes to answer how stars, brown dwarfs and rogue planets form ...