This Collection features original research on the mechanisms driving star formation, the lifecycle of various stellar types, and the complex interactions between stars and their environments. The ...

Just as people of the same age can vary greatly in appearance and shape, so do collections of stars or stellar aggregates. New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest that ...

Planetesimal belts, remnants of the planet formation process, hold a wealth of clues about planetary systems beyond our own.

In classical models of stellar evolution, so far little importance has been attached to the early evolution of stars. Thomas Steindl from the Department of Astro- and Particle Physics at the ...

Description and explanations of astronomical phenomena and measurements related to the Solar System and exoplanets. Structure and evolution of planetary systems. Formation of solar systems and planets ...

When we look up at the starry sky, certain celestial formations have been familiar to us for millennia. The Pleiades, that small group of bright stars often called the Seven Sisters, are among those ...

The discovery of the oldest galaxies presents a unique chance to investigate the origins of the universe. These ancient galaxies, which were formed billions of years ago, are windows to the past that ...

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