Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence ...

"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky ...

There may not be as nearly as many small galaxies in the early universe as astronomers predict there should be, which has big ...

Astronomers announced the discovery of a starless cloud of hydrogen gas, a pristine relic of the cosmos that is almost as old as time itself.

Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual "ingredients," raising ...

A paper links dark stars to Webb telescope puzzles involving bright sources, dust-free galaxies, and early black holes.

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed unexpected features in the early universe, including ...

Some galaxies in the early universe were absolute powerhouses, churning out stars at rates that would dwarf the Milky Way's ...

"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object." ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

NASA released exciting information on Thursday regarding the discovery of "monster stars" and "spiral galaxies." Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers were able to identify nine "monster stars ...