Large Magellanic Cloud

Large Magellanic Cloud

Something Revealed Itself by Bending the Light of a Distant Star in 2019—Now Astronomers Are Racing to Find Out What It Was

Micah Hanks·May 29, 2026

For just an hour in late 2019, a cosmic mystery revealed itself to astronomers in an unprecedented way: by bending the light of a star.

seeds of life

James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Complex ‘Seeds of Life’ Molecules Beyond the Milky Way For the First Time

Christopher Plain·October 21, 2025

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.

star in another galaxy

Stellar Snapshot! Astrophysicist Captures First-Ever Close-Up Image of a Star in Another Galaxy

Christopher Plain·November 25, 2024

An astrophysicist and his team have made history by capturing the first-ever close-up image of a star in another galaxy.