Black holes might all have hearts of pure darkness, but many cloak themselves in rings of fire that blaze like little else in ...

By combining data from NASA’s IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists have uncovered more hidden supermassive black holes than earlier estimates suggested. Their findings indicate that over a third of ...

The black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy is 1000 times more massive than Sagittarius A*. Watch views of both captured ...

Astrophysical jets from black holes play a key role in cosmic evolution, impacting star formation and revealing insights ...

The latest Northern Lights forecast means the aurora borealis may be seen in the continental U.S. tonight after space weather ...

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition in June.

It's a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, ...

Image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration "has ...

The M87* black hole exhibits chaotic gas flow and plasma ring dynamics, offering new insights into black hole physics.

The image of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of massive elliptical galaxy M87, changed the world. It was the ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will appear together in a row throughout the start of February – although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.

As far as astronomers know, all galaxies harbour a supermassive black hole at their very centres. In some galaxies, large ...