Woven through the universe are forces, often unseen, that dictate its grand design. For example, at the very heart of nearly ...

Since it turned on, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of mysterious red blobs in space. The so-called Little ...

Webb telescope data confirm a supermassive black hole fleeing its galaxy, carving a 200,000 light-year wake of new stars.

The telescope primarily detects light in the infrared in order to observe sources such as the first galaxies and protostars.

Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole doing something that sounds like science fiction: racing through space at ...

Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe.

If confirmed, this disappearing act might provide the closest and best observational evidence for the birth of a black hole ...

A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on ...

Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event: a massive star that didn’t explode in a spectacular supernova, but instead ...

Astronomers tracked a star in Andromeda as it dimmed and vanished without the usual fiery explosion, offering rare clues to how black holes form.

The star used to be one of the brightest star in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.

A brief but dazzlingly bright occurrence illuminated the far sky in July 2025. It was something far more subdued and terrible ...