When astronomers look deep into the early universe, they don’t expect to see fully developed cosmic objects but small galaxies, young stars, and black holes still struggling to grow. However, recent ...

Astronomers have discovered a vast, dense cluster of massive galaxies just 1 billion years after the Big Bang, each forming stars at an intense rate from collapsing clouds of dust. Reported in ...

Stars usually form in clusters, which can also form in pairs or groups. Binary clusters (BCs) are defined as pairs of open clusters closely associated both in position and kinematics. They provide ...

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 ...

Alexey A Petrov receives funding from the US Department of Energy. Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may be ...