Red specks in the early universe are puzzling astronomers, but a proposed explanation suggests they are the progenitors of ...

Webb's penetrating infrared gaze has now revealed the true identity of the glow as a face-on, distant spiral galaxy. It has a ...

Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making ...

A nearby galaxy ... of red, orange and yellow. The color differentiation is based on the type of particles present. For example, sooty molecules, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, emit infrared ...

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.

this barred spiral galaxy, called NGC 2283, exhibits a bright central bar of stars encircled by loosely wound, swirling arms blazing with star clusters and interstellar gas. The James Webb Space ...

Leroy A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. "While the process of star formation ... varying colors of red, orange and yellow.