The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

These dramatic events happened when giant black holes tore apart massive stars. The explosions were so intense that they released more energy than 100 supernovae, which are already among the brightest ...

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

Views of a massive galaxy cluster Abell 2256 have been captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s XMM-Newton and ...

Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

Every drill hole marks a window into the past and can help us understand how the ancient environment and climate on Mars evolved over time. In this two-sol plan, the ChemCam, Mastcam, APXS, and MAHLI ...

It’s the largest black hole jet we’ve discovered to date. What makes this particular jet so exciting for astronomers is not only its size. It’s also estimated to be 1.2 billion years old.

Three supermassive black holes are gobbling up stars 10 times the size of the sun. ... NASA says black holes actually brighten during these cosmic events and that brightness lasts for several months.

Why black holes explode stars. Supernova explosions cannot account for the energies involved. Even the mightiest supernova releases only a fraction of an ENT’s light. Ordinary black hole feeding ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching as early as 2026, will use its infrared vision to catch these rare flashes from over 12 billion years ago — when the universe was just 10% ...