Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers has discovered chemical fingerprints from enormous ...

A sudden, mysterious burst of bright light in the sky could be from a black hole devouring a vast, unusually bare star. In 2018, astronomers spotted a new kind of cosmic explosion that became brighter ...

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New ALMA observations reveal a complex network of gas filaments in the Milky Way’s central 650 light-years, enabling detailed studies of star formation in extreme galactic conditions.

Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

In the depths of the universe, where black holes collide and neutron stars crash, invisible ripples in spacetime are sent across the cosmos, carrying with them secrets about the most extreme events in ...

"We are really pushing the edges, and are seeing things that are more massive, spinning faster, and are more astrophysically ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and ...

Black holes are the most extreme objects in our universe - but could one actually destroy Earth? In this video, we explore the mind-bending science of black holes, from spaghettification to time ...

A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments ...

When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off ripples, in the form of gravitational waves ...

Collaboration has published its latest compilation of gravitational-wave detections, showing the universe is echoing all over with a kaleidoscope of cosmic collisions.