Population III (PopIII) stars represent astronomy's ultimate prize: the first generation of stars born from the pristine ...

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to peer into the early universe and uncover the ...

A new result from the molecular gas survey in the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 using the Atacama Large ...

Galaxies have an overall internal motion called disk velocity. It’s how gas, dust, and stars move around the galactic center.

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

In its first year alone, it will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to the emergence of stars marks a critical shift known as Cosmic ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

A new kind of stellar explosion, far brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, may help scientists explore the secrets of ...

The research draws on two existing approaches to better estimate stars’ ages.

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...