The atoms that make up our world, including those in our own bodies, have a cosmic history. They were born in the hearts of ...

Researchers at MSU found that H₃⁺ can form in unexpected ways. They studied molecules hit by high-energy light.

Stars emerge from vast regions of gas and dust known as molecular clouds. These stellar nurseries, often spanning hundreds of ...

Galaxies, planets, black holes: to most people, everything about our Universe sounds and feels enormous. But while it's true ...

"Even today, our understanding of star formation is still developing; comprehending how stars formed in the earlier universe is even more challenging." ...

Feb. 18, 2025 — Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new way to explore how massive stars interact and evolve ...

Soon, a new cone-shaped spacecraft will launch into space on a mission to chart the skies like never before. Called SPHEREx (for Spectro-Photometer ...

Astrotourism is one of this year’s biggest travel trends, as more of us seek out unpolluted skies for a better view of the ...

There are many strange and mysterious locations in the universe that test our knowledge of physics and space. These places are absolutely amazing, with everything from strange planets to extreme ...

The Boomerang Nebula holds the record for the coldest known natural place, with a temperature of just -458 degrees Fahrenheit (-272 degrees Celsius), only one degree above absolute zero. Venus takes ...

"We described them as 'never growing up' because they have maintained their primordial disk long after the expected time frame for primordial disks to have dissipated." Planet formation around low ...

From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...