"Astronomers are eager to understand how stars form, and our discovery provides a clue to star formation processes."

Researchers have put a number on how heavy an atom nature can produce—and it happens under extreme conditions in specific types of stars and supernovae.

Scientists have discovered 14 transient objects in a galaxy they've dubbed the "Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster."

A forensic study clarifies the destruction of a star that got too close to a black hole. "We are seeing the guts of what used to be a star."

Researchers report the discovery of the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun.

"...a new type of star is pretty interesting all by itself, but discovering it's dark matter that's powering this—that would be huge."

A strand of lined-up galaxies in the early universe reveals clues—and questions—about the fundamental architecture of the universe.

Researchers have discovered hundreds of galaxies that existed when the universe was just 4% of its current age.

A "cosmic magnifying glass" has let astronomers discover complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years away.

The Milky Way likely has hundreds of millions of planets that are promising targets to probe for signs of life outside our solar system.