Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a stellar bar in GN20, a massive galaxy seen just 1.5 ...

Supermassive black holes lurk at the centers of massive galaxies, including our own Milky Way. Puzzlingly, supermassive black holes more than a billion times the mass of the sun appear to exist just a ...

The formation of the first, or Population III, stars marked a pivotal epoch in cosmic history. Emerging in dark matter minihalos at redshifts of around 20–30, these metal-free objects arose from the ...

Quasars stripped early galaxies of their gas, the basic raw material for making stars.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

With Google I/O 2026 opening Tuesday and agentic coding confirmed as a central theme, software engineers are auditing how they configure their AI coding tools. One repository has emerged as the ...

The universe is full of fascinating structures, and some of the most striking take shape inside the giant clouds where stars ...

A new method could improve cosmology research by analyzing supernovae together with the galaxies that host them.

Scientists used some of the most advanced plasma simulations ever created to uncover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence. The discovery could reshape our understanding ...

Musk, the world’s richest person, has set out to rebuild his AI company in advance of parent company SpaceX’s initial public offering later this year, which is expected to be the largest in history. — ...