Astrophysics

The discovery of a completely new type of gravitational wave could reveal what happens near a black hole’s event horizon

The James Webb Space Telescope has found nearby brown dwarfs masquerading as far-distant galaxies. The discovery reinforces how, in astronomy, what you see isn’t always what you get

Construction of the Deep Synoptic Array is about to start in rural Nevada. It will reveal untold galaxies in stunning detail and help explain how they form and grow

A galaxy appears to be missing the invisible substance thought to hold such objects together, further challenging long-held assumptions about how galaxies form

This sparkling galaxy is home to a set of supernova remnants that showed variable brightnesses over 14 years of data

This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging

Understanding the behavior of supermassive black holes

Mimicking the chemistry of outer space to explain how planets form

Describing the characteristics of short-lived astrophysical events

Characterizing the “Little Red Dots” to decipher the beginnings of galaxies

Standardizing and improving models used in astrobiology

If the supernova remnant is confirmed, it would be one of the closest to the supermassive black hole that lies in the center of the Milky Way