The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

Learn about the explosions that often occur at the end of a white dwarf star's life, allowing scientists to study the acceleration of the universe.

The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a ...

Astronomers discover two new supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud, providing insights into stellar explosions and their role in shaping galaxy evolution.

LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos ...

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today it ...

An international team of researchers has detected a binary star orbiting near Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole ...

Northwestern University astrophysicist Adam Miller has received a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation ...

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

The black holes rip the stars apart and consume their stellar debris — becoming more massive, Northwestern explained. This increases their gravitational pull and draws them together as they orbit..

The Tarantula Nebula doesn’t sound like the most romantic place in the Universe. But a composite image containing some of the ...