There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the ...

The Universe is home to celestial bodies of staggering dimensions. VY Canis Majoris is a striking example. This star, located ...

Understanding the early universe is a foundational goal in space science. We're driven to understand nature and how it evolved from a super-heated plasma after the Big Bang to the structured ...

How hidden cosmic highways feed the Universe’s biggest stars Streams of gas might lead to the rapid formation of high-mass stars. Date: August 21, 2025 Source: Kyoto University Summary: Massive ...

A radio signal from the dawn of time could help scientists weigh the first stars and reveal how they lifted the cosmic darkness.

New research suggests that primordial black holes could have played an important role in the formation of the universe's first stars, but did they help or hinder?

A Universe Shaped by First Stars About 380,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe was a smooth, uniform expanse consisting mainly of hydrogen and helium gas.

How exactly did the universe start and how did these processes determine its formation and evolution? This is what a study ...