Nearly all stars are found inside or around galaxies, but there are ways for stars to escape into intergalactic space.

Galaxy Y1 shines thanks to dust grains heated by newly-formed stars (circled in this image from the James Webb telescope). Astronomers have uncovered a previously unknown, extreme kind of star factory ...

Astronomers have uncovered a distant galaxy forming stars 180x faster than the Milky Way, revealing how early galaxies grew rapidly in the young universe. (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have uncovered a ...