New images from the James Webb Space Telescope captured the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, showing it has unusually low metallicity. NASA says this means the galactic neighbor doesn't have many elements ...

Extrasolar planetary systems made up of terrestrial-type planets in compact, tightly-spaced orbits are most likely to form around lower-metallicity stars, a new study concludes. The study, just ...

Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets ...

In the vast and diverse Universe, the initial mass distribution at the birth of a new population of stars determines the fate of galaxies. This relationship is described by the Initial Mass Function ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a new dwarf galaxy, which received designation ...

Like any star in its prime, the sun consists mainly of hydrogen atoms fusing two by two into helium, unleashing immense energy in the process. But it’s the sun’s tiny concentration of heavier elements ...

If and when physicists are able to pin down the metal content of the sun, that number could upend much of what we thought we knew about the evolution and life span of stars. Like any star in its prime ...

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