Caltech’s Katie Bouman explains how the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration captured the first imager of the Sagittarius A* ...

Astronomers have uncovered compelling evidence of a massive black hole lurking inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. By tracing hypervelocity stars flung across ...

Black holes are significant within the scientific exploration of space. They are places in space where gravity is incredibly strong, so much so that not even light can evade it.  The center of a black ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to discover 50+ interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS. Explore how new 3,200MP camera ...

Galaxies may look serene from afar, but their lives are shaped by powerful internal structures and by the neighbors they keep ...

Happy New Year! While we’ve had a lot of cloudy nights lately, it’s been warm for the beginning of winter. Luckily, there are ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years ...

For more than three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing images we never imagined possible, revealing ...

A Christmas Tree-shaped star cluster inside NGC 2264 reveals active star formation 2,700 light-years from Earth.

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.

From up-close insect duets to cosmic wonders and dramatic wildlife encounters, these prize-winning images capture this year's power of photography ...