Astronomers have detected a mysterious object in our galaxy that emits intense bursts of radio waves and X-rays with ...

You might think only billion-dollar telescopes and professional observatories can contribute to cutting-edge space science.

Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global ...

Ahead of the anticipated launch of the Artemis II mission, catch a glimpse of February’s full moon, called the snow moon.

Known as blue straggler stars, these age-defying celestial objects have mystified astronomers for more than 70 years. "Blue ...

Astronomers have traced the origin point of a jet of material that is thousands of light-years long emanating from the ...

"When Arp 220 is observed as a whole, it's one of the best places in the universe for astronomers to study how gravity, star formation, and powerful winds work together with strong magnetic fields to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

As gas falls toward a black hole, it heats up and shines. If the glow becomes intense enough, it can push incoming gas away. Astronomers call this balancing point the Eddington limit, and for decades ...

Over decades, he’s changed how his peers view the heavens. Space isn’t just an endless canvas to be studied at leisure, he ...

In a significant move recognizing the transformative power of the digital age, the Shaw Prize, often dubbed the "Nobel of the ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...