A distant supermassive black hole has unleashed a flare of light so powerful and long-lasting that it has defied every known ...

Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...

Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

Astronomers have chased the first stars for decades, squinting at the early universe for any hint of their brief, brilliant ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search ...

Meng Dezhao, a Ph.D. student from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with his ...

Astronomers observe Type II supernova SN 2024bch behaving differently, with energy from Bowen fluorescence rather than ejecta interaction, challenging models of stellar death and high-energy neutrino ...

Researchers armed with a new "photonic lantern" device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling ...

Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have released an incredible image of the Milky Way shining in low-frequency radio light, revealing a spectacular realm ...

A spectacular lunar explosion, captured by amateur astronomer Daichi Fujii, illuminated the Moon's night side on October 30 ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...