Astronomers discover end-dominated collapse and hub-filament system in G53 star-forming region

Meng Dezhao, a Ph.D. student from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with his ...

ALMA detector reveals how the universe builds its largest and brightest stars

The night sky may look calm, but behind the glowing points of light lies a violent and complex process of creation. Stars, ...
SETI Institute

Birth of Planets: JWST Spots Hot Mineral Condensation in a Proto-Stellar System

What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar HOPS-315 in the Orion Molecular Cloud. Guest: Dr ...
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Scientists discover life’s building blocks frozen around a baby star in a neighboring galaxy

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have found complex organic molecules—carbon-based compounds that form ...