How does a star form from the cold, turbulent gloom of a molecular cloud? Three years have already passed since the James Webb Space Telescope has been revealing how, most recently by removing the ...

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

"It appears that there is a preferred physical environment in which stars form when they evolve within these clouds." Three of the most popular targets for astronomers of all skill levels are the ...