A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests.

New evidence suggests that conditions in the early universe may have shaped star formation in surprising ways.

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A new breakthrough in cosmic mapping has unveiled the structure of a colossal filament, part of the vast cosmic web that ...

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“The data indicates that the youngest stars form in filaments of gas,” Loeb said. “Subsequently the gas cools and fragments ...

Stars form in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs), vast clouds of mostly hydrogen that can span tens of light years. These stellar ...

James Webb Space Telescope has identified the phenomenon near a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of Leo P, a small, isolated dwarf galaxy ...

Largest samples of intermediate-mass black holes and dwarf galaxies hosting active black holes have been discovered by a team ...