Astronomers have identified a compact, superheated galaxy in the early universe that is churning out new suns at roughly 180 ...

A groundbreaking discovery has shed new light on star formation in the early universe, revealing a galaxy that forms stars at ...

Imaging shows NGC 6789 building stars in near-total isolation, pushing scientists to rethink gas supply and formation in ...

"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there." ...

Besides being a point of light, a star is a luminous, spherical mass of plasma, enough to hold itself together under its own gravity. On its own, though, gravitational rounding isn't enough. What ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dusty star-forming galaxy at high redshift. The newfound ...

Theorists have long wondered how massive stars–up to 120 times the mass of the Sun–can form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth. But the problem turns out to be less ...

Spanish astronomers have conducted deep optical imaging of an isolated dwarf galaxy known as NGC 6789. Results of the new ...

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 ...

Heavy water detected in the disk of V883 Orionis; chemical signature reveals that some of the water formed before the star ...