This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

Astronomers confirm a wandering black hole in our galaxy’s Sagittarius region using Hubble and Gaia microlensing data.

A lonely black hole roaming the cosmos in solitude has been confirmed for the first time. A closer look has revealed the dark ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Perseus galaxy cluster, located 240 million light-years from Earth.

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Nasa is tracking a potentially devastating “zombie star” as it races through our galaxy at more than 177,000kmh. The immensely dense object is one of 30 known magnetars in the Milky Way, which are the ...

The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way galaxy alone hosts hundreds ...

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

"Thanks to the high resolution of our new images, we detected a faint structure on the northeast side of this supernova ...

The latest discovery marks the first-ever "compelling clue" that a black hole may be present in the enigmatic galaxy, ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...