Stars

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

The “serpent” star-forming cloud hatches new stars

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

Web Extra: Journey to a vast star city

Cosmology, Deep-Sky Objects, Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Cosmic clumps cast the darkest shadows

Exotic Objects, Stars

New technique reveals supernova progenitor

Exoplanets, Planets, Stars

New planet-hunting camera produces best-ever image of an alien planet

Milky Way, Stars

Hidden nurseries in the Milky Way

Stars, The Sun

Astronomers find Sun’s “long-lost brother,” pave way for family reunion

Galaxies, Stars

A turbulent birth for stars in merging galaxies

Deep-Sky Objects, Milky Way, Stars

Globular clusters rotate at heart

Deep-Sky Objects, Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Chandra X-ray Observatory delivers new insight into formation of star clusters

Exotic Objects, Stars

Nearest bright “hypervelocity star” found

Cosmology, Galaxies, Stars

Nearby galaxy is a “fossil” from the early universe