The James Webb Space Telescope has identified massive, short-lived stars that are essentially 'seeds' for the universe's ...

An inexplicably hot, fast-growing cluster of galaxies in the early universe has scientists questioning theories of galactic ...

It sounds like something from the plot of Interstellar, but this plan to beam precious data back to Earth—before it’s lost ...

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic object, a cloud of dark matter and gas ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed look yet at faraway galaxies at the peak of their youth, an active time when the adolescent galaxies were fervently producing new stars.

This cloud is a window into the dark Universe,” study co-author and Space Telescope Science Institute (STCScl) team member ...

A black hole has shredded a massive star like it was "preparing a snack for lunch," according to a team of scientists at the ...