Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

Very massive stars, over 100 times the mass of the sun, eject significant amounts of matter through powerful stellar winds before collapsing into black holes.

NASA has just released a new documentary about the most powerful space telescope ever built, and you can watch it now.

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...

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The night sky in July a phenomenon that reminds skywatchers how remarkable it is just to be alive and to experience such ...

Since July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized our cosmic understanding, delivering breathtaking images.

A new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space ...

Singular black holes weren't the only objects affected by the new model—merging black holes are as well. In particular, the models create more systems where two black holes of a similar size ...

Gothic horror and dark academia dominate this season’s offerings alongside timely climate fiction and epic romantasy.