We typically see the same three types of clouds on a day-to-day basis - cirrus, stratus, and cumulus. Though, due to the mountains around us, we sometimes get terrain induced clouds very close to the ...

Astronomers are celebrating NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s 33rd launch anniversary with an ethereal photo of a nearby star-forming region, NGC 1333. The nebula is in the Perseus molecular cloud, and ...

Star formation is a fundamental physical process in our universe. Stars light up the cosmos, and give rise to planets, some ...

A research group has clarified the importance of analyzing the formation of clouds from human and natural particles by developing a sophisticated model. Since many climate models simplify the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The beautiful Chamaeleon I star-forming region as seen by the DECam instrument mounted on the ...

Webb’s MIRI, managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, helped reveal the star-studded Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud in unprecedented detail.

Only a few hundred light-years from the center of the Milky Way lies an enormous cloud of gas and cosmic dust coalescing to form new baby stars. Astronomers want to know why it's so fertile, ...

Astronomers have taken their clearest look yet at how some of the biggest stars in our galaxy are born—and it turns out the ...

The prebiotic molecules were found in the Perseus Molecular Cloud, a young cluster of stars and gas in deep space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.