Astronomers detect tiny gas drift in Taurus dark cloud that could kick-start star birth
A star’s first step toward life may be quieter than astronomers once imagined. Researchers studying a dark cloud…
A Dying Star Could Trigger the Birth of a New Universe, Scientists Say
A new study suggests that the collapse of a dying star may not always end in the formation…
College Student Solves Mystery of ‘Snowmen’ Floating in Space
NEED TO KNOW Graduate student Jackson Barnes appears to have solved how snowman-like objects in space are formed…
New simulations reveal the hidden forces shaping ‘snowman’ worlds beyond Neptune
On a frigid orbit beyond Neptune, some of the solar system’s smallest worlds project a strange silhouette. Two…