Astronomers sometimes stumble upon discoveries that defy common sense. The universe is thought to be about 13.8 billion years old, yet some objects appear to pre-date it. While that sounds impossible, ...

Astronomers discovered the most powerful odd radio circle designated at RAD J131346.9+500320. It's rare double rings at redshift 0.94 reveal clues about galaxy outflows and cosmic processes.

A black hole unlike any seen before has been spotted in the early universe. It’s huge and appears to be essentially on its own, with few stars circling it. The object, which may represent a whole new ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. To study the origins of our universe is to struggle with profound chicken-or-egg questions. We know the Big Bang happened. Cosmologists can see its afterglow in ...

A team of international scientists has discovered a rare cosmic formation which has never been seen before. Only about a dozen Einstein Crosses have been found in the universe to date. This makes them ...

Chad Hanna receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015. This ...

Astronomers have a new theory about planetary formation, and it revolves around one mysterious concept: interstellar visitors. No, not little green men, but rather deep-space wanderers like the ...