New simulations reveal that the Milky Way’s odd split between two chemically distinct groups of stars isn’t a universal galactic rule—it's just one of many possible evolutionary paths. By recreating ...

Astronomers have confirmed a giant planet orbiting a tightly bound pair of young stars, marking a first in direct exoplanet ...

Tiny red light points from the early universe are puzzling. JWST data suggest: Black holes shining like stars are behind them ...

Every now and again, a stellar object is caught zooming across space like a white rabbit, extremely late for a very important date.

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been revealed by a new ...

The stars in our galaxy exhibit a curious chemical division, but is this the norm in the Universe? A recent study shows that ...

A strange, layered structure in deep space has captured astronomers’ attention, looking uncannily like a cosmic sandwich ...

Like many aspects of the Trump administration’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza unveiled at the end of September, the specific ...

A Christmas Tree-shaped star cluster inside NGC 2264 reveals active star formation 2,700 light-years from Earth.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will map the Milky Way using infrared observations, studying star formation, stellar evolution, star clusters, and hidden galactic structures over a two-year survey.

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St Mirren clinch the Scottish League Cup for only the second time in their history by beating struggling Celtic.