Fast radio bursts (FRBs) last around a millisecond, and in doing so, encode otherwise unattainable information on the plasma ...

The rate of human-produced light is increasing in the night sky by as much as 10% per year, making it difficult for ...

Astronomers have identified an ultramassive black hole that could be the largest ever measured, hidden in a distant galaxy ...

A gas giant the size of Jupiter, yet even heavier and denser, has captured the attention of astronomers across the world.

It may be the most massive black hole ever found. 36 billion times larger than the mass of our Sun, it was previously hidden ...

Astronomers have discovered what could be the biggest known black hole in the universe. The gargantuan black hole, around 36 ...

The Sculptor galaxy is a treasure trove of information that astronomers around the world cannot wait to pick apart.

Neuromorphic cameras, which only record data when a pixel's brightness changes, may be advantageous for capturing extremely bright and dim objects in the same image and tracking fast-moving objects ...

An international team of astronomers has identified the earliest black hole ever confirmed, an ancient behemoth that existed ...

Astronomers have likely witnessed a planet forming in real time, seen inside a spiral arm of the HD 135344B protoplanetary disc—exactly where theory predicted. The direct light detection is what sets ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising stand-in for studying the first stages of our solar system’s history. For ...