As the new space race continues, a team of top researchers says one thing needs to be cleared up—what exactly...
Very distant, active supermassive black holes are the brightest beacons in the universe. Known as quasars, these behemoths are surrounded...
A team of astronomers has discovered the fastest optical flash of a Type Ia supernova, and reports a study in...
Using data on electromagnetic (EM) waves and plasma particles measured simultaneously via multiple satellites, an international collaborative research group has...
An international study led by Monash University astronomers focusing on an infamous star in Orion may help to shed light...
What was previously identified as a gas and dust cloud at the center of our galaxy actually consists of three...
With multiple rovers landed and a mission set to return samples to Earth, Mars has dominated the search for life...
NASA’s newest X-ray observatory rocketed into orbit Thursday to shed light on exploded stars, black holes and other violent high-energy...
Citizen scientists have discovered a new object orbiting a Sun-like star that had been missed by previous searches. The object...
Our Milky Way’s central black hole has a leak. This supermassive black hole looks like it still has the vestiges...
Astronomers spying on a stellar system located dozens of lightyears from Earth have, for the first time, observed a troubling...
A 1,000-year-old supernova has been captured in 3D images that reveal yet unseen details of the elements that are ejected...
