A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Lupus 3 cloud in Scorpius bursting with young stars that are forming within collapsing clouds of gas and dust.

An international team including Cornell researcher Jake Turner has developed a novel analysis method capable of uncovering ...

Stellar astronomy and planetary systems form a cornerstone of astrophysical research, uniting our understanding of the life cycles of stars with the intricate architecture of the systems that form ...

Astronomers pictured novae—the violent explosions that occur on the surface of white dwarf stars—as simple, spherical ...

A violent outburst from a nearby star has given astronomers a rare, close-up look at how stellar tempers can threaten the habitability of surrounding planets. The event, a powerful solar storm ...

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here is the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, or MACS J1149 for short, which is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim ...

Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

With astronomer Sandra Faber about to receive the National Medal of Science, KSBW’s evening television news program featured a story about the achievements and recognition of UCSC’s astronomy program.

Chapter I: Introduction: the dawn of astronomy -- Chapter II: The earth -- Chapter III: Tools and methods -- Chapter IV: The sun -- Chapter V: The moon -- Chapter VI: Eclipses and tides -- Chapter VII ...