We now have direct images of two supermassive black holes: M87* and Sag A*. The fact that we can capture such images is ...

The Square Kilometer Array will have its first light next year, and the Extremely Large Telescope will be completed and ...

"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky ...

A bold new era in astronomy is on the horizon. By 2029, Schmidt Sciences, the philanthropic foundation founded by former ...

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The 21st century is featuring a second space age that is increasingly private.

Radio telescopes let you study the universe by collecting faint radio waves from distant objects. To see extremely small ...

V1674 Herculis was a record-breaker. It erupted in the constellation Hercules on June 12, 2021, and skyrocketed to peak ...

A new lens-free imaging system uses software to see finer details from farther away than optical systems ever could before.

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

NASA said that while the mystery of the Circinus galaxy’s excess emissions has been solved, there are billions of black holes ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...