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 ...

Some of the darkest objects in the universe are also among its brightest beacons, lighting up entire galaxies while their ...

If you're going to Mars you'd best take along a jar of anti-aging cream because while you're there you're going to age faster ...

Warp drives have long lived in the realm of science fiction, but the underlying physics that inspired them is very real and ...

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