An artist’s impression of the Cosmic Grape galaxy, which contains at least 15 large star-forming clusters. (Image credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO) The distant galaxy is thought to contain more than a dozen tightly clustered star-forming clusters arranged like a bunch of…
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…