Spread the loveIntroduction to the W51 Star Formation Zone The cosmos continues to astound astronomers with its vast array of mysteries, especially in regions where stars are born. One such area, ...

Spread the loveThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken a giant leap forward in our understanding of stellar nurseries with its latest observations of the W51 starbirth region. This newly ...

Baby stars release excess energy by ejecting magnetic “sneezes,” forming giant warm gas rings, new ALMA observations reveal.

"It turns out that it's a lot easier to find things when you have a theoretical expectation of what you're looking for when ...

A group of undergraduate students stumbled into a cosmic time capsule—one of the oldest stars ever discovered—while combing ...

Venus returns as a brilliant evening star in 2026, with dazzling conjunctions, peak brightness and stunning views through the ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...