For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

Astronomers have discovered that strong magnetic fields in the neighbourhood of the LDN 328 cloud act as a cosmic brake, providing enough pressure to prevent gravity from immediately collapsing gas ...

NASA’s NEOWISE archival data tracks a massive star in Andromeda fading quietly into a black hole, providing detailed observations of stellar collapse and gas expulsion from 2005 to 2023.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the ‘inside-out’ growth of ...

Cosmic rays inside a dense molecular cloud were measured for the first time, helping scientists better understand how stars begin forming.

The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense ...

Scientists are turning to the beautiful and famous Whirlpool Galaxy to look for areas where stars could eventually be born. By mapping out the presence of particular chemicals, they hope to learn ...