For the first time, scientists have built a digital version of the Milky Way that follows the motion of individual stars, not ...

First, a quick overview: the Milky Way is classified as a disk galaxy, with a broad circular collection of stars, gas and ...

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our own, thanks to the observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away.

The Milky Way has just been reconstructed in unprecedented detail, with artificial intelligence helping astronomers track the ...

In a groundbreaking achievement in computational astrophysics, scientists have developed the first-ever simulation of the ...

In a finding that could change how scientists understand the spread of life's ingredients across space, astronomers have ...

A flying piece of cosmic rock or an alien threat? Comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through our solar system and captivating ...

A nested series of dusty spirals is captured swirling around a mighty triple star system containing two of the rarest stars ...

A new study models where interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to strike Earth. Learn why the low latitudes near ...

Webb unveils Apep's swirling dust “serpents,” revealing a rare triple-star system carving perfect spirals across 700 years of ...

A flying piece of cosmic rock or an alien threat? Comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through our solar system and captivating ...