Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. At least 50 billion planets in our own Milky Way galaxy are likely to be free-floaters --- unbound to any star system ...

Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them can offer a rare glimpse into how stars can endure — at least briefly — the ...

For the first time, a new study confirms that circumgalactic medium (CGM) doesn’t just contain “hot gases enriched in oxygen” ...

According to a new study, the carbon atoms that form part of all life on Earth may have traveled outside the galaxy first.

There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy – and we may be ready to find them, scientists say. That hope comes after researchers found the first ever ...

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 ...

The discovery helps us understand how stars survive in environments with extreme gravity, and could pave the way for the detection of planets close ... the centre of our galaxy.