A new warp-drive study proposes a novel segmented design that brings hyper-fast space travel one step closer to becoming a ...

A Rutgers astrophysicist is helping to solve a cosmic puzzle that has astronomers scratching their heads. The mystery centers ...

Scientists are testing a novel way to measure cosmic expansion using time delays in gravitationally lensed quasars. Their ...

A sudden X-ray flare from a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 triggered ultra-fast winds racing outward at a fifth the speed of light—an event never witnessed before. Using XMM-Newton and ...

Researchers have found a razor-thin, rotating string of galaxies inside a massive cosmic filament, revealing unexpected ...

Black holes, born from dying stars, are cosmic giants that grow by consuming matter and merging with others. While invisible ...

A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of ...

An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole ...