"Smoking gun" reveals closest massive black hole to Earth
"Astronomers have tried to find one of these black holes for over 20 years, and now we have finally succeeded," researcher Holger Baumgardt said.
Milky Way may be larger than thought, study reveals
The bulge at the center of our galaxy could be less densely packed with stars than previously thought.
Black hole with inexplicable mass puzzles scientists
Scientists cannot explain how a giant supermassive black hole with the mass of one billion of our suns existed so soon after the birth of the universe.
Astronomers solve mystery of supermassive black hole growth
"We see clear evidence of a rotating wind that helps regulate the growth of the galaxy's central black hole," astronomer Mark Gorski said.
NASA's Webb reveals "sparkling" birth of universe's earliest galaxies
"You could say that these are the first 'direct' images of galaxy formation that we've ever seen," researcher Kasper Heintz said.
Death star black holes "swiveling around and pointing at new targets"—NASA
This change "is analogous to changing the direction of a new battleship in a few minutes," researcher Gerrit Schellenberger said.
Cosmic source of universe's bubble epoch revealed
The period when hydrogen became ionized across the cosmos may have been driven by dwarf galaxies, scientists have found.
NASA's Webb Telescope finds unusual galaxy "not really expected to exist"
A new dwarf galaxy has been spotted in the depths of space, but unusually for a galaxy of its type, appears to not be producing any new stars.
Quirk in our galactic neighborhood may explain cosmological mystery
A team of astrophysicists thinks that the Milky Way might lie in a "giant void" a whopping two billion light-years across.
Stars stolen by Milky Way may explain overmassive black hole in tiny galaxy
The black hole thought to lie at the center of the small dwarf galaxy is 100-1,000 times more massive than expected for the size of its host.
Scientists surprised by giant "peanut" galaxy 33 billion light-years away
Researchers have observed the universe's second and fourth-most distant galaxies using data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers detect mysterious space signal from 8 billion light-years away
The incredibly powerful signal is the most ancient and distant fast radio burst discovered in the universe to date, according to researchers.
Scientists explain "bananas" galaxy observation that baffled everyone
The mystery of six galaxies that appeared too large for their age has been solved by astrophysicists, with the explanation lying in the "bursty star formation."
Supermassive black hole mysteriously comes alive, starts feeding
Scientists say the discovery is one of the most "extreme" instances of this kind of event they've ever seen.
Star Betelgeuse's spectacular supernova will be visible with the naked eye
Betelgeuse, a red supergiant, has been getting brighter over the last few months, leading scientists to suggest it may explode sooner than expected.
Milky Way bigger than it should be
Scientists have discovered that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is larger than should be expected considering the size of our local galactic neighborhood.
Telescope reveals new images of grand spiral galaxy found 240 years ago
"It's called a grand design spiral galaxy because of its distinctive pinwheel shape with prominent arms," the European Southern Observatory said.
NASA reveals never-before-seen images of "early universe"
The new images reveal "little dots" in the background that are all galaxies, according to Rebecca Larson, one of the scientists involved in the findings.
Dormant Black Hole Detected Just 160,000 Light Years From Earth
It lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy that neighbors the Milky Way and orbits a hot, blue star that is almost three times as big.
What Webb Telescope Photos Reveal About Atmospheres of Other Planets
By studying light from distant worlds, Webb will play a key part in the ongoing search for life on other worlds.
The 4 Most Distant Space Objects Ever Spotted As Farthest Galaxy Found
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of a galaxy located a record-breaking 13.5 billion light years away when the universe was in its infancy.
'Monster' Supermassive Black Holes So Huge They're Killing Entire Galaxies
Astronomers say they may have solved the decades-old mystery of why some galaxies stop creating stars, causing them to die.
Homeless Amateur Astronomer on 'Joy' of Discovering Distant Supernova
Prolific star hunter Filipp Romanov, 24, previously discovered 80 variable stars, planetary nebula, and binary stars, but SN 2022bsi is his first supernova.
Stunning Image Shows Star Exploding in Powerful Death by Supernova
Images of the Cartwheel galaxy located around 500 million light-years from Earth show a massive star erupting in a supernova that will disperse heavy elements throughout the Universe.
Incredible NASA Image Shows Three Galaxies Colliding 682M Light-Years Away
Almost 126 years to the day since its discovery, an image taken by the Hubble telescope shows the three-way galactic merger IC 2431.
Supermassive Black Hole That Could Outshine a Galaxy Hidden By Cosmic Dust
The black hole powers a region roughly the size of the solar system that is more luminous than
Scientists Stumble Upon Largest Galaxy Ever in 'Stroke of Luck'
Researcher Martijn Oei didn't know how impressive the 16 million light-years long galaxy was until another expert told him: "Congratulations, this is the largest radio galaxy ever found!"
24 Million Stars in New Stellar Catalog Could Unlock Milky Way's Secrets
The catalog represents an important development in "galactic archeology" revealing a multitude of stars that formed in the early universe.
Images Show Supermassive Black Hole Blowing Powerful Winds Into Galaxy
Astronomers found that parts of the galaxy where stars are born were being protected from these powerful outflows thanks to its structure.
How a 5M-Year-Old Star Somehow Took a 39M-Year-Long Trip Through Space
Some massive stars travel distances that should take many of their relatively short lifespans to traverse. Astronomers think they now know how this happens.