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Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no ...

Astronomers from the University of Southampton made the unexpected discovery while examining an infant galaxy 12 billion ...

The CRIRES+ instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has been used to measure the ...

One of the most powerful black holes in the universe is belching out gas at speeds of up to 10,000 kilometers per second, ...

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the ...

In a significant potential shift for astrophysics, it turns out that some quasars may weigh as little as half what was previously believed.

Astronomers told the media on Thursday that, following a breakthrough study of a distant quasar, an extremely bright, active ...

With such extraordinary potential for our international standing in astronomy, the cost of ESO membership seems like a ...

A powerful black hole, J0529, is expelling gas at unprecedented speeds of 10,000 kilometers per second, drastically reducing ...

Astronomers have examined an infant galaxy 12 billion light years from Earth for the first time using a new powerful ...

The team examined an ancient quasar which they described as “a galaxy with a black hole so old and bright it looks like a ...