The star-forming region NGC 2467 is a vast cloud of gas that serves as an incubator for new stars.

'Wonder material' could help purify water

The close-up images of the asteroid show it is probably a primitive survivor from the violent birth of the solar system.

Scientists have stalked a new class of moons in the rings of Saturn that create propeller-shaped gaps in ring material.

Nuclear technique shows that scroll was made close to where it was found

Scientists used transit time variation to detect an extrasolar planet.

The Rosetta orbiter and its Philae lander will investigate whether the asteroid has a magnetic field and an exosphere.

Government pledges money to create a network of African science centres

The formation of a star hinges on hydrogen atoms coming together to form hydrogen molecules.

New measurement of proton size puts old theory on trial

New devices can be driven by any simple light source

New findings show that some stellar black holes can release at least as much energy, and perhaps more, in the form of collimated jets of fast-moving particles as they can in the form of radiation.

Scientists ponder the statistical mechanics of the Roman sky

From the closest portions of the Milky Way to the farthest reaches of space and time, the new all-sky Planck image is an extraordinary treasure chest of new data for astronomers.

American Physical Society says current rules will increase the risk of nuclear proliferation

Survey shows cosmic background radiation in high resolution

Astronomers gain new insights into the different types of galaxies in the distant universe, which will allow them to explore part of the universe as it was some 11 billion years ago.

A research group says that type Ia supernovae explode asymmetrically. The different spectral appearance is merely a consequence of the random directions from which a supernova is observed.

Laser experiment upholds a key principle of modern physics

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter celebrates its birthday in pictures