New images from the James Webb Space Telescope captured the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, showing it has unusually low metallicity. NASA says this means the galactic neighbor doesn't have many elements ...

Eighteen-year-old Mariah Jones has a passion for science. “Astronomy has been a keen interest of mine for many years now; I have always had a fascination with the exploration of the universe and have ...

Using ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers have investigated three open clusters in the galactic disk, namely Berkeley 17, 18 ...

In the vast and diverse Universe, the initial mass distribution at the birth of a new population of stars determines the fate of galaxies. This relationship is described by the Initial Mass Function ...

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On the outskirts of the nearby Andromeda Galaxy, researchers have unexpectedly discovered a globular cluster (GC) - a massive congregation of relic stars - with a very low abundance of chemical ...

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It's possible not enough of their stars explode in supernovas. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Some of the biggest, most intense ...