Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

"Have you ever flipped through old photo albums and suddenly found something fascinating hidden in the background of a ...

Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital ...

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

A team of researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute ... stars in Leo P to determine that it went through three phases: an initial burst of star formation, a “pause” that lasted ...

Hubble maps Andromeda's star populations In addition to these stellar streams, Hubble’s detailed imaging has allowed scientists to study the star populations in Andromeda.

Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in uprecedented detail. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of "missing link" intermediate-mass ...

Researchers have solved the mystery of a galaxy cluster's rapid star formation. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, they studied the Phoenix cluster. This cluster, 5.8 billion light-years from ...