"As the large and bright discs are the easiest to observe, our previous view of the birth site of planets was biased." ...

is an immense region of gas and dust that fuels new star formation. Located 15,000 light-years from Earth, at the end of an outer spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy, Sh2-284 lacks elements heavier ...

A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous galaxy bursting with new star formation ... speckled with bright blue clusters of baby stars and vibrant pink clumps of ionized ...