In the dense environment of the early universe, dark matter particles would collide with, and annihilate, each other, ...

Using the XRISM space telescope, scientists spotted faint emissions of the elements in remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova ...

Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Columbia Professor Brian Metzger helped other astronomers interpret their observations of the unexpected stellar event.

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JWST uncovers evidence of ancient “monster stars” whose extreme chemistry may explain the origins of early supermassive black ...

Carl Sagan famously said that "We're all made of star stuff." But he didn't elaborate on how that actually happened. Yes, ...

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“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic ...

In smaller dark stars, when their dark matter runs out, normal nuclear fusion can begin, and they gradually become normal ...