Previous research on the formation and evolution of star clusters has suggested that these systems tend to be compact and dense when they form, before expanding with time to become clusters of ...

The study highlights that the kinematic differences between multiple populations are key to understanding the formation and evolution mechanisms of these ancient structures.

By analyzing the available optical spectroscopic data, astronomers have investigated a nearby planetary nebula designated IC ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed a stunning, detailed view of star birth in the young star cluster Pismis 24. What appears to be a craggy, starlit mountaintop kissed by wispy ...

Star formation — and galaxy evolution — involves a number of complex factors, ranging from hydrodynamics to the effect of radiation and the chemistry of nuclear reactions.

Indeed, they do find similarly massive star-forming galaxies at the right epoch and with the right star formation rate expected from the spectra.

The formation of galaxies is still one of the most active research areas in astrophysics; and, to some extent, this is also true for galaxy evolution. Some ideas, however, are now widely accepted ...

This new simulation is 100 times larger than previous star formation models, and it could help scientists understand the nuances of star birth and distribution.

The formation of stars determines where new planetary systems can arise as well as the structure and evolution of galaxies. Learning more about star formation could help scientists understand the ...

Astronomers studying galaxy evolution have long struggled to understand what causes star formation to shut down in massive galaxies. Although many theories have been proposed to explain this process, ...

Indeed, they do find similarly massive star-forming galaxies at the right epoch and with the right star formation rate expected from the spectra.