As interstellar object 3I/ATLAS approaches its closest point to the Sun next month, the mysterious visitor continues to fascinate astronomers. The object, which is broadly believed to be a comet that ...

Astronomers think they may have identified a new class of astronomical object — something that looks like a galaxy in every way except the one that usually matters most. This object has gas. It has ...

Recent observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have shed light on a potential breakthrough in cosmology: the detection of possible “dark stars.” These cosmic objects, theorized to ...

Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our sun hosts our solar system, and if you look more broadly, groups of stars make up huge structures such as ...