Astronomers generally assume that active galaxies may shift and flicker, since their central supermassive black holes tend to ...

Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

Astronomers have chased the first stars for decades, squinting at the early universe for any hint of their brief, brilliant ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...

Black holes can get energy boosts by ‘snacking’, although their dish of choice is rather different from our own. Analysis ...

A medieval Maya text for predicting solar eclipses has confused Western readers for centuries, but a pair of researchers may ...

Meng Dezhao, a Ph.D. student from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with his ...

Using JWST, scientists mapped WASP-18b’s atmosphere in 3D, revealing blazing regions where water molecules split apart.

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

At its peak, 'Superman' was 30 times more luminous than any previously recorded black hole flare. The black hole involved is estimated to be 500 million times more massive than the Sun, while the ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

IIA astronomers confirm black hole activity suppresses star formation, revealing insights into galaxy evolution and gas ...