Astrophysicist Tomoaki Matsumoto and collaborators have used three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic supercomputer simulations to show that magnetic fields can drive young binary star systems to tighten ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions.

Stars are born deep inside vast clouds of gas and dust scattered throughout galaxies. Through powerful gravitational forces, these cosmic nurseries slowly collapse until new stars ignite. This video ...

Theorists have long wondered how massive stars–up to 120 times the mass of the Sun–can form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth. But the problem turns out to be less ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stars form in the universe from massive clouds of gas. European Southern Observatory, CC BY-SA For decades, astronomers have ...

Pictures are the key to new insights in the field of astrophysics. Such images include simulations of cosmic events, which astrophysicists at UZH use to investigate how stars, planets and galaxies ...

Left: section of the MIRI image. Right: section of the NIRCam image. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Adam Ginsburg (University of Florida), Nazar Budaiev (University of Florida), Taehwa Yoo (University of ...

This image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions. European Southern Observatory If you happen to find yourself in the ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you might just be able to spot the ...