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Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes ...

As gas falls toward a black hole, it heats up and shines. If the glow becomes intense enough, it can push incoming gas away. Astronomers call this balancing point the Eddington limit, and for decades ...

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...

As early as next month, a domestically developed cube satellite will be launched aboard a U.S. crewed lunar exploration ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

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In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit. A month ...

Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

Launched on 1 July 2025 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, MTG-S operates from a geostationary orbit, about 36 000 km above Earth’s surface and is able to ...