An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

These stars are part of a nuclear star cluster that surrounds a supermassive black hole approximately 4 million times the ...

Since then, an unfathomable number of stars and planets have come into existence. In our galaxy alone, the Milky Way, it is estimated that there are between 100 and 400 billion stars, and possibly ...

Orion’s upper foot is Rigel, the seventh brightest star. Orion’s lower shoulder star is the red giant Betelgeuse, the 12th ...

Nearly 20 years before he became president, Illinois' favorite son was facing off against then-state Auditor James Shields ...

Oct. 2, 2024 — Inside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wrapping and unwrapping DNA, and even minor ...

This image shows narrow, spindle-like structures, called filaments, that act like rivers channeling material into the Serpens South star cluster, a group of more than 60 young stars that is forming in ...