The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

A blowtorch of seething gases erupting from a volcanically growing monster star has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space ...

As NASA described it, the stellar jet located on the outskirts of the Milky Way resembles Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber from “Star Wars.” ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary celestial system containing a runaway pulsar fleeing the scene of a massive ...

Data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope has enabled scientists to create the most precise three-dimensional map of star formation regions in the Milky Way. This map will help ...

Astronomers have unveiled a groundbreaking 3D map of the Milky Way's cold gas clouds, providing unprecedented insights into the Galaxy's intricate structures. This study, led by Peter Barnes of the ...

The unknown phenomenon repeated several times over the course of a day, an event unlike anything ever witnessed before.

Astronomers using ALMA have made the first spatially resolved detection of protostellar jets and outflows in the Milky Way’s outer region. Observations of Sh 2-283-1a SMM1 reveal episodic ejections ...

NASA’s powerful telescope imaged a seething jet of gases. The eruption flows from a massive protostar in space. It speeds at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour.

ESA's Gaia mission ends its tenure—creating the most comprehensive and precise 3D map of Milky Way Galaxy In March 2025, the Gaia mission stopped collecting data from space. The influence of this ...

S284p1 sits at the edge of the Milky Way about 15,000 light-years from Earth. As superheated gas falls onto the star, it gets redirected as narrow beams, confined by powerful magnetic fields. The jets ...