New research may better explain the "string of pearls" around the remnant of a star, shedding light on a longstanding astrophysical mystery.

"With unprecedented glimpses into these disks surrounding young stars, the birthplaces of planets, JWST helps us uncover how planets form."

Dust from outer space might be what set pre-life chemistry in motion and kept it going in the early days of the Earth.

Black holes spill food all the time, but researchers have caught a black hole "flipping over the table" during an otherwise civilized meal.

Researchers are developing smart, robot-built sandbag shelters for NASA astronauts on the moon inspired by termite mounds.

Asteroids hitting Earth may have caused "Snowball Earth" periods where ice covered the planet's surface for thousands or millions of years.

"This could completely shake up our understanding of how galaxies form," says Joseph Silk.

Researchers have taken steps toward finding solvents that could be used to extract building materials from rock dust on the moon and Mars.

"Fast radio bursts are one of astronomy's greatest mysteries." New research uncovers some clues about their potential origins.

Astronomers have captured close-up images of a massive star, RW Cephei, that experienced a strange fading event.