Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them ...

The jet emerging from M87’s supermassive black hole is tens of millions of times larger than its event horizon. In 2019, the ...

A new study published on December 18 in Nature offers a way to explain that 150-million-year gap. Computer modeling and ...

A recent panel discussion highlighted how our “terrestrial view of the world” often hinders effective ocean conservation.

Which microbes thrive below us in darkness -- in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor -- and how do they compare to the microbiomes that envelop the Earth's surfaces, on land and ...

Comets without tails, called dark comets, are a newly discovered space object. Now, astronomers know they come in 2 classes.

A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for understanding the origin of ...

New research may have delivered bad news for scientists who thought they had discovered a "missing link" black hole in a dense Milky Way star cluster.

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be "tipped over," rotating in an ...

Could white holes exist? As the reverse of black holes, these theoretical wonders challenge our understanding of space and ...

From rare cosmic phenomena like Einstein Rings to dazzling starburst regions in spiral galaxies, each image offers a glimpse ...