Supermassive black hole grows 13 times faster than cosmic speed limits
Japanese astronomers have discovered an extraordinary supermassive black hole in the early universe that is growing at a…
‘Eye of Sauron’ nebula could give glimpse of Sun’s death | Features
(NASA/NOAO/ESA/Hubble/STScI/NRAO via SWNS) By Dean Murray A jaw-dropping new view of the “Eye of Sauron” nebula may give…
Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded
The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA Array) at Georgia State University has generated detailed images of…
Giant iron bar found in the Ring Nebula may be a destroyed planet
Have you ever seen a cloud made of iron? You may not believe it, but deep inside a…
A practical Bayesian method for gravitational-wave ringdown analysis with multiple modes
Abbott, B. P. et al. Observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger. Phys. Rev. Lett.…
Astronauts’ Bodies Aged By 2 Years After 9 Days In Space, Then Became ‘Younger’ Hours After Return To Earth
Credit: pcruciatti on Shutterstock One astronaut became younger than before the trip, and maintained lower biological age through…
The Hubble Space Telescope could crash down to Earth sooner than expected
The iconic Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been in orbit for over 35 years now. The space observatory…
Ancient “dead galaxy” starved by its supermassive black hole
University of Cambridge astronomers have identified one of the earliest known dead galaxies, shedding new light on how…
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt plans space telescope bigger than Hubble
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy are spearheading one of the most ambitious private astronomy…
Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star
Press Release 12 January 2026 Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with…
NASA’s Webb finds strange objects that don’t fit any existing classification
A Webb image showing two of the nine galaxies (Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, UT Austin, and STScI;…
NASA’s space probe reveals the violent past of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way
An artist’s illustration showing a black hole. (Image source: AlexAntropov86 – Pixabay) Astronomers have discovered the violent past…