Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...

Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant ...

The enormous outburst was likely caused by an unfortunate star venturing too close to a supermassive black hole ...

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

Using JWST, scientists mapped WASP-18b’s atmosphere in 3D, revealing blazing regions where water molecules split apart.

The comet is the third interstellar object from deep space ever recorded to pass through Earth’s solar system.

Astronomers have chased the first stars for decades, squinting at the early universe for any hint of their brief, brilliant lives. Now a tiny, lensed speck coined LAP1-B may be the clearest glimpse ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

Meng Dezhao, a Ph.D. student from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with his ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...