U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray ...

Infrared observations help astronomers uncover hundreds of obscured supermassive black holes, reshaping cosmic understanding.

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The Canadian government, long known for having fairly open immigration policies, is slashing the number of spots available, ...

How astronomers used gravitational lensing, a space-time trick predicted by Einstein, to detect a black hole measuring 30 ...

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Supermassive black hole reactivates, emitting plasma jets New data sheds light on black hole’s unusual behavior since 2018 Potential white dwarf companion may explain black hole's activity ...

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Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, first proposed by Albert Einstein 110 ...

It’s divided into sections with names like “Lunar Lunch” and “Extraterrestrial Dinner,” because why settle for boring old ...

“Space Age Restaurant” it proclaims in a font that would make any sci-fi aficionado weak in the knees. It’s like the love ...

Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes ...