A look at the Cosmic Horseshoe and its gravitational lens, where a supermassive black hole is likely hidden. (Image credit: NASA/ESA) A new study has shown that a huge galaxy system known as the “Cosmic Horseshoe” likely hosts a giant…
An illustration of a supermassive black hole merging with a smaller black hole. Such interactions can produce asteroid-sized “fragments” of the black hole, and scientists are eager to study them. (Image credit: Pitris via Getty Images) A new theoretical study…
This artist’s impression shows the galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, which contains the earliest confirmed black hole to date. (Image credit: Eric Zumalt/University of Texas at Austin) Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified a black hole that is more…
Image taken by the Vera K. Rubin Dark Energy Observatory camera. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) Astronomers have found two giant galaxies engaged in a cosmic tug-of-war 700 million light-years from our planet, and for the first time in a galaxy so…
An artist’s rendering of a black hole. (Photo courtesy of BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash) An astrophysicist has proposed a bold plan for how humanity could explore extreme physics in black holes by sending a spacecraft no bigger than a paper clip…
A “parade” of six planets, four of which will be visible without a telescope, will be visible this August. (Image credit: Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images via Getty Images) Six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune —…
An artist’s impression of a space hurricane spewing plasma high above the North Pole. First recorded in 2014, the nearly eight-hour storm caused significant space meteorological effects despite abnormally low solar activity. (Image credit: Qing-He Zhang, Shandong University) A unique…
Meteorite fragments were recovered from a local resident’s living room in Georgia. (Photo: University of Georgia) Scientists say the space object that punched a hole in a Georgia man’s home this summer could be 20 million years older than our…
The Blood Moon is Coming. We’re Ready… Are You? (Photo: abhisheklegit via Getty Images) On September 7, 2025, a spectacular “blood moon” will rise and Earth will witness the second total lunar eclipse of the year. Skies over Asia and…
Most of space is a near vacuum, so there aren’t enough molecules to collide with, preventing sound from traveling. (Image credit: peepo via Getty Images) Our universe is teeming with floating nebulae, orbiting planets, and black holes. But if we…
Official NASA portrait of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell. (Image courtesy of NASA) NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who played a key role in turning the near-disastrous Apollo 13 moon mission into an inspiring story of resourcefulness and…
An artist’s impression of the energy system on the Moon. (Image courtesy of NASA) NASA is accelerating its plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. The agency has been working for years to prepare a 40-kilowatt fission system…