Scientists are testing a novel way to measure cosmic expansion using time delays in gravitationally lensed quasars. Their ...

A sudden X-ray flare from a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 triggered ultra-fast winds racing outward at a fifth the speed of light—an event never witnessed before. Using XMM-Newton and ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...

Tyson’s ultimate goal was to image large swathes of the sky, measuring how galaxies’ shapes distorted as their light ...

In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy.

New multiscale simulations help crack long-standing mysteries behind the enormous radio arcs generated when galaxy clusters collide. At the universe's grandest scales, galaxy clusters collide in ...

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Gamma ray bursts are the most luminous explosions in the universe, briefly outshining entire galaxies in a violent flash of high energy radiation. These - excuse the pun - astronomical detonations ...

With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have spotted the most powerful "odd radio circle" (ORC) yet. The discovery could give astronomers a better understanding of how these unusual objects — ...

Xinting Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is one of two recipients of the 2025 Harold C. Urey Prize. The national award from ...

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Dive into the fascinating crossroads of astronomy and astrology — where science meets symbolism, and the sky tells two very different stories. From ancient civilizations charting the stars to ...