Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

Called Lynds 483, this nebula is 650 light-years away ... Studying it helps astronomers understand how stars form under unique conditions. Just as we study young stars, alien astronomers may ...

(Beverly Lynds was an astronomer who catalogued both bright nebulas – BN – and dark nebulas – DN – in the 1960s) How does the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI A huge bipolar outflow of gas and dust, grown from the tumultuous ...