Massive stars much bigger than our sun always come in pairs or groups, not alone. But astronomers don't fully understand how these groupings form. In a new study, astronomers using ALMA have ...

Astronomers note that M82's extreme starburst phase won't last forever. It is expected to continue for only a few hundred ...

Located 12 million light-years away and undergoing rapid star formation, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) is a scientifically unique sight to behold, and now NASA's James Webb Space Telescope ...

A single infrared frame from the James Webb Space Telescope now shows young stars at every recognized stage of formation, ...

When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of the universe’s earliest galaxies, they were shocked. The young galaxies appeared too bright, too massive and too mature ...

Observation of the Cygnus X Region with the flying observatory SOFIA revealed that stars form there more quickly than previously assumed. CREDIT NASA Spitzer/IRAC MIPS, USRA/SOFIA (L. Proudfit, L.

Researchers have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from 'fluffy' molecular clouds. Using the ALMA telescope to observe the Small Magellanic Cloud -- whose environment is similar ...

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 ...

Detecting cold, star-forming gas was difficult, and the findings will help understand galaxy growth.

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 ...

In a new study, astronomers report novel evidence regarding the limits of planet formation, finding that after a certain point, planets larger than Earth have difficulty forming near low-metallicity ...