A new study has unveiled new insights into the effects of massive stars on nearby molecular gas and star formation in the W4 ...

For over a century, astronomers have searched the skies for a perfect example of a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein: a luminous halo formed by the bending of light around a massive object. Now, ...

How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we don't know it? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical ...

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...

The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.

South Africa's MeerKAT telescope makes groundbreaking discovery of giant radio galaxy, shedding new light on the universe.

Recent research using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope reveals that black holes are not just passive consumers ...

Around a galaxy just 590 million light-years away, astronomers have discovered a stunning example of one of the rarest ...

Researchers using the Event Horizon Telescope have significantly advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, revealing new details about its rotation and the ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting ...