An international team of astronomers conducted a ten-day observation of the NGC 3783 black hole using mainly the XRISM space ...

Astrophysicists have achieved an eye-opening leap in understanding stellar death, capturing unprecedented, detailed images of ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...

A nova is a massive, temporary star explosion caused when a dense white dwarf star pulls material from a nearby star, setting ...

A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, ...

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

Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations that hint at a long-ago collision and an unexpectedly rapid spin. Astronomers at the (IfA) have pi ...

An international team led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

For 19-year-old Gael Gomez, the Mount Pleasant Sidewalk Astronomers has changed his life for the better. But soon, he may be ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...