After over a decade of stellar service, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been retired – but its legacy is just beginning. From ...

The galactic center may hide an unsuspected population of stellar black holes, far denser than expected. A recent study ...

It is the first time a stellar pair has been ... Astrophysicists Capture Astonishing Images of Gamma-Ray Flare from Supermassive Black Hole M87 Dec. 13, 2024 — The galaxy M87, located in the ...

T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), also known as the Blaze Star, is a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth. It ...

The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering.

As the great detective said, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the ...

A mix of familiar events and films, a live talk about dark matter and a “Dome After Dark” audiovisual/musical performance dot ...

The new initiative will help students in rural areas learn more about astronomy. Can it inspire the next generation of ...

AI tools are transforming how we observe the world around us—and even the stars beyond. Recently, an international team ...

Fleming made major scientific discoveries and belonged to the Harvard Computers, a team of women who processed astronomical ...

Young, close-orbiting exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes may form farther from their stars and migrate inward or lose their ...

There are plenty of weird things floating around in space and black holes may be the weirdest. They've certainly sparked and stretched our imaginations.