Images from ALMA telescope provide insight to the earlier years of our universe.

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from “fluffy” molecular clouds.

Stars are born in dense molecular clouds, but did they always form this way? Recent research suggests that in the early ...

Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...

SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will take stock of water’s cosmic origins by scanning the galaxy for hidden reservoirs.

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...