Astrophysics

Explosive geysers of material that shoot away from black holes at nearly the speed of light seem to form more often in galaxies that are the product of two galaxies merging together

The Thirty Meter Telescope can revolutionize astronomy and become a part of the holy mountain’s rich cultural heritage

Astronomers have found what may be two supermassive black holes in a quasar due to become one in roughly 21 years

Astronomers use Kepler telescope to study weather on Jupiter-size planets beyond our solar system

The bright lights from these hungry black holes revealed a subtle background field

Seventy years ago the renowned astronomer undertook a daring rescue of the renowned physicist as the Red Army swept across a defeated Germany.

The first results from the upgraded Large Hadron Collider, syntactic foam, a Fibonacci clock, and a worm with a fractal nose glove are among this week's highlights.

Two new studies hint at a richer picture of what’s happening on Saturn’s extraordinary icy moon Enceladus. At about 500 kilometers in diameter, Enceladus is a diminutive natural satellite.

Astronomer Alan Smale spends his days at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center exploring celestial objects, but he's also the author of Clash of Eagles, an alternate-history novel in which a Roman Legion invades North America

High-energy photons from the Milky Way’s core suggest dark matter may soon be found by the world's most powerful particle accelerator

A vast region of space colder than expected is also largely devoid of galaxies, and the two observations are no coincidence. Clara Moskowitz reports

Controversy swirls around a bold proposal for a bigger, better—and expensive—replacement for NASA’s premier space telescope