Astrophysics

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

A blip of light in the outer reaches of the Milky Way might be a bizarre black hole born at the beginning of time itself—and the long-sought solution to the mystery of dark matter. Astronomers are calling it “Phoebe”

A record-setting collection of precisely measured gravitational waves reveals new information about how black holes behave and evolve

Our universe appears flat—but this observation still leaves plenty of options for its true shape. In fact, our cosmos could resemble a donut

Our galaxy and its nearest large companion, Andromeda, may be headed for a collision on a cosmic scale. What happens then?