Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...
In addition to helping the researchers nail down the nebula's ellipsoidal structure, the 3D model also confirmed that the ...
Ever since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched, it’s been revealing more about the universe than even most ...
A radio telescope in South Africa has unearthed a giant galaxy—dubbed a "cosmic megastructure"—with plasma jets that measure ...
Astronomers from the University of Sydney found a brand new type of neutron star that moves as slowly as a sloth!
A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could ...
MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
The dense stellar remnant would, if confirmed, be the closest known object to any black hole, according to preliminary ...
Astronomers have unveiled surprising new details about a small galaxy, NGC 300, challenging existing theories on galaxy ...
Astronomers have been monitoring the black hole for years, primarily since 2018 when the mass was observed changing its properties with a major X-ray outburst. Between 2022 and 2024, astronomers ...