Maggie could be the Milky Way's most monstrous structure

Maggie is 3,900 light years long and could be a future breeding ground for stars.

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 week ago

Star trespassing on another star’s territory might tell us what happened in the early solar system

A star went way up in brightness after colliding with a protoplanetary disc, and now it won't go away.

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago

We’re seeing a galaxy as it was just after the dawn of the universe, and it has water

The most massive galaxy that existed in the early universe has the oldest water molecules in the universe.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

Space volcanoes erupting in black holes? Sort of…

Gaseous bubbles from black holes can burst, leaving behind filaments that seem to come from a smoking volcano.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

Young galaxies throw tantrums one moment, sleep the next

Young galaxies can burst into star formation and then fall asleep. Now researchers are finding out why.

By Elizabeth Rayne 3 months ago

Galactic death: Some galaxies hit the gas, live fast, and die young

By Phil Plait 3 months ago

A fog of gamma rays permeates the sky. Now we know why.

By Phil Plait 4 months ago

Astronomers map over 100,000 stellar nurseries in first-ever cosmic forge census

By Jeff Spry 7 months ago

Star formation is beautiful and terrifying

By Phil Plait 7 months ago

Supermassive stars might be born in the chaos around supermassive black holes

By Phil Plait 8 months ago