Stars form in large clouds of gas and dust called molecular clouds. Molecular clouds range from 1,000 to 10 million times the mass of the Sun and can span as much as hundreds of light-years.

a star from the second generation that originally formed in a different galaxy from ours. "This star provides a unique window into the very early element-forming process in galaxies other than our ...

A team of scientists has explored how the strength of dark energy directly affects how easily stars form, and it turns out that the strength of dark energy in our universe doesn't lead to the most ...

A "domino effect" may occur in star systems whereby newly formed planets close to a star help ... [+] shepherd dust and gas to create more planets farther out in the system. Astronomers using a ...

A supermassive black hole dubbed Sagittarius A* lurks at the heart of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The region surrounding ...

A binary star system is orbiting close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

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