James Webb Space Telescope finds the smallest free-floating brown dwarf
Star formation is happening all around us in the Universe.
However, there is still plenty we don’t know about it, including, as a recent press...
Three baby stars found at the heart of the Milky Way
The core of our Milky Way is buzzing with stars.
Recently astronomers reported that it contains at least one ancient star that formed outside our...
A giant stream of stars is flowing in deep space
The space between galaxies has long been considered a dead area.
Single rogue stars may pop stars may pop up here or there, but the...
How stars forge the universe’s heaviest elements
Have you ever wondered where all the different elements in the universe come from?
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan, led by...
Amateur astronomers found planets crashing into each other
Astronomy is one of the sciences where amateurs make regular contributions.
Over the years, members of the public have made exciting discoveries and meaningful contributions...
Did the last great galactic merger create the Milky Way’s Bar
The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.
More specifically, it is a barred spiral galaxy, meaning that within its central region, there is a bar...
Scientists found evidence of a nearby Kilonova 3.5 million years ago
Most of the times astronomers reported dramatic, cataclysmic events like neutron star mergers or the creation of a black hole; they are taking place...
How ancient stars created super-heavy elements
In a remarkable discovery, scientists have found that ancient stars were not just twinkling lights in the night sky but incredible factories that produced...
If our part of the universe is less dense, would that explain the Hubble...
In the 1920s, Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaitre made a startling discovery that forever changed our perception of the Universe.
Upon observing galaxies beyond the...
A star near the center of the Milky Way is a visitor from beyond
There’s an alien red giant star orbiting in the center of our galaxy.
It’s called S0-6 and has chemical fingerprints from its birthplace far outside...