The starry night redux: Dark energy camera captures stars, nebulae, clusters, and more in a rich, van Gogh-esque scene

The 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam) captures a vibrant scene filled with swirls and ...

Spiral arms and bars are galactic fuel pumps for star formation

Peak star formation took place during cosmic noon, between 2–3 billion years after the Big Bang. The star formation rate (SFR ...
Astronomy

Is this the first known binary system to produce two supernova remnants?

When massive stars die, they explode, leaving behind supernova remnants. Given how common binary star systems are — more than half the stars in our galaxy have a companion — it stands to reason that ...
C&EN

Astronomers detect sugar in interstellar space for the first time

The discovery of erythrulose suggests that complex sugars can form on icy dust grains long before planets emerge ...