A Christmas Tree-shaped star cluster inside NGC 2264 reveals active star formation 2,700 light-years from Earth.

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.

Understanding how the Milky Way formed means looking far beyond the bright spiral you see in the night sky. A new study led ...

While there really aren’t any Christmas constellations in the sky any time of the year, there’s a wonderful sign of the season waiting for you in the early evening eastern sky right now! It’s a bit of ...

Nuclear star clusters (NSCs) are massive, dense and compact stellar systems found in all types of galaxies, from dwarfs to massive galaxies. With masses between 10,000 and 100 million solar masses and ...

Star clusters are of great importance in any galaxy: they are the birthplace of new stars, often containing massive stars of 10 solar masses or more. Such massive stars often drive powerful winds; the ...

Abstract: The transient overvoltage resulting from short circuit faults in the sending-end grid of large-scale photovoltaic cluster transmission by voltage source converter based high voltage direct ...

Day 4 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Star Birth in the Lobster Nebula. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged a region where the radiation and winds from a group of superhot ...

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