With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or Santa) and his reindeer must...
Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is “napping” after stuffing itself with too much...
Although our solar system is billions of years old, we’ve only recently become better acquainted with one of its more...
An international team of astronomers, led by researchers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, have identified a...
NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be “tipped over,” rotating in an...
UNSW engineers have developed and built a special maser system that boosts microwave signals—such as those from deep space—but does...
One of the biggest mysteries in science—dark energy—doesn’t actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how...
The missing ingredient for cooking up stars in the same way you might steam your Christmas pudding has been spotted...
Astronomers have discovered an important piece of the puzzle of how supermassive black holes were able to grow so quickly...
Just as some children physically resemble their parents, many scientists have long thought that developing planets should resemble the swirling...
After taking the first images of black holes, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is poised to reveal how black holes...
NGC 1068 is a well-known, relatively nearby, bright galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center. Despite its status...