Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously ...

Physicists propose that high-energy photon jets from collapsing stars may be secret factories of heavy elements like ...

"The creation of heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium necessitates extreme conditions," said physicist Matthew ...

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

Capable of peering through cosmic dust that once obscured astronomical features from view by past space observatories, the new data is revealing more profound insights into the hidden processes of ...

"Our findings pave the way for rigorous examinations of black holes and the exploration of new physics in gravity." ...

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have found that a black hole that shredded a star has moved onto a another star or stellar black hole. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hoba ...

The source could be the core of a dead star that's teetering at the black hole's ... Massive Black Hole in the Early Universe Spotted Taking a 'Nap' After Overeating Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists ...

Until now, all the black holes found in the Milky Way galaxy were accompanied by a partner star. Black holes are hard to detect without a companion star because they don't emit light. But Mr Sahu ...

Physicists have created a model of a black hole bomb in the lab for the first time, verifying a theory first proposed more ...