Since 2018, we've seen 1ES 1927+654 generate jets in real time and found it may have a lone white dwarf orbiting near the ...
One supermassive black hole has kept astronomers glued to their scopes for the last several years. First came a surprise ...
Using a catalog of 26,041 white dwarfs observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers have confirmed a long-predicted effect in these ancient ultradense stars. Stars that are not massive enough ...
Nick Hague and Suni Williams spent six hours working on NICER, AMS and other equipment outside the International Space ...
A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could ...
The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes ...
The dense stellar remnant would, if confirmed, be the closest known object to any black hole, according to preliminary ...
The long-awaited detection of gravitational waves has opened up a whole new world of astronomy. One of the key efforts is now ...
Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the ...
A massive, energetic jet from Virgo A could help scientists understand how matter behaves around a black hole. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.