New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.

The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...

Not only that, but the second lens also magnifies the first – though not very bright, it can be seen in the images collected ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the darling of high-energy astrophysics. Famed for providing unequaled x-ray views of ...

Earlier this month, a team of US National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole, called ...

Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one shape (spherical). The main ...

Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...

Here's all we know about Black Friday 2024 so far — from when it takes place to the best science gifts to look for in the ...

The DESI survey reveals that active black holes in small galaxies are common. The findings may help reveal how the two cosmic bodies evolve together.

These are just a taste of the discoveries made by the $10 billion Webb telescope since it began science observations in 2022.

Astronomers have spotted thousands of young stars huddled around the center of an ancient galaxy, all of which formed nearly ...

A Chinese X-ray space telescope has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase. The Einstein ...