Astronomers believe they've discovered some of the universe's earliest stars, located about 13 billion light-years from Earth.

A galaxy in a practically empty area of the universe seems to be impossibly forming stars, and new observations have only deepened the puzzle ...

Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still ...

Tenerife may be known for its beaches, but it’s the island’s stargazing that leaves the biggest impression, boasting some of ...

Astronomers have uncovered a previously unknown, extreme kind of star factory by taking the temperature of a distant galaxy ...

The discovery of a superheated star factory that forms stars 180 times faster than our own Milky Way could help solve a ...

A recent laser trial at theEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile marks a groundbreaking step in the field of optical ...

Far from Earth, drifting between the stars, lies a quiet ocean of carbon. Astronomers call it the interstellar medium, a vast ...

An amateur astrophotographer has brought to light a breathtaking view of a distant stellar nursery. Using custom-built gear ...

Last week, four lasers were projected into the sky above the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Paranal site in Chile. The ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed radio-colour map of the Milky Way, revealing tens of thousands of sources and ...

Elephant Trunk Nebula with twisting columns and glowing filaments was captured by Terry Hancock, offering a spectacular ...