A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of ...

The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

A new census reveals that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust, disrupting major galactic models.

The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about ...

The night sky in July a phenomenon that reminds skywatchers how remarkable it is just to be alive and to experience such ...

Step outside on a clear night, trace the hazy stripe of the Milky Way and enjoy the comfortable illusion that you more or less grasp our place in the ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions ...