Roughly 500 light-years away in the Chamaeleon constellation, within its star-forming region is a reflection nebula designated IC 2631. "Reflection nebulae are clouds of gas and dust that reflect the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured another stunning image, showing the formation of new stars. Taken with the $10 billion observatory's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the picture reveals ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered puzzling ultraviolet radiation around young stars in a ...

Researchers used the MIRI instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify the presence of ultraviolet ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The newest space telescope on the block has spotted a blazing cosmic hourglass filled with ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527 with its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), providing insight into the ...

Five young stars in the Ophiuchus region were studied to detect ultraviolet radiation and understand its role in the ...

Fresh research has cast doubt on the theory that energetic outbursts from young stars blows away the cocoon of gas from which they formed, which in turn prevents them from growing any further. The ...

A stunning corner of the cosmos was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope, and astronomers think the find will unveil more about the mysteries of both star and planet formation. Hiding ...

A distant protostar dubbed the V883 Orionis recently gave researchers significant information that water formation around its gaseous discs may help to form comets and planets before a star is born.

An international team of astronomers, which includes three researchers affiliated with the Nicolaus Copernicus University (Torun, Poland), has succeeded in mapping the protostellar disk with the ...