An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole ...

Australians will have a rare chance to witness the Geminid meteor shower as it peaks under near-perfect lunar conditions.

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For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

O pening shot: distant stars are visible against an ink black background. In the foreground, something bright: a planet, a ...

A team of computational astrophysicists from the Institute for Advanced Study and the Flatiron Institute's Center for ...

The noted astrophysicist will discuss understanding our place in the world and using that perspective to create meaning for ...

R esearchers have calculated one of the most precise estimates for the expansion rate of the universe today, and it turns out ...

Astronomers have discovered a beautiful, well-formed spiral galaxy from a time when the universe was still very young—only ...

Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other ...

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A detailed suite of simulations conducted by astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their collaborators showed that magnetic fields can produce black holes with masses that were previously ...