We previously covered such “gravity telescopes” with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA). These early 2 nd generation of ...

Astronomers have witnessed something that no one believed possible: a black hole ripping apart a star not at the center of a ...

A new collage from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals eight dazzling examples of gravitational lensing.

Astronomers have taken their clearest look yet at how some of the biggest stars in our galaxy are born—and it turns out the ...

Tidal disruption events occur when a star strays too close to a massive black hole and is ripped apart by its gravity. In ...

The object was detected by observing how its gravity distorts light behind it. Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint ...

In an astonishing feat of gravitational sleuthing, astronomers have found a mysterious, dense blob of invisible matter ...

Turn your smartphone into a smart telescope with Hestia Ultimate Pack for just $259.99 (MSRP $299) — no batteries, bulky gear ...

A team of astronomers have found a mysterious object in the distant universe that could be dark matter or an inactive smaller ...

According to a new Physical Review Letters study, black holes could help solve the dark matter mystery. The shadowy regions ...

Using CO (J=1–0) molecular line data obtained from the 13.7-meter millimeter-wave telescope at the Purple Mountain ...

Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance of ...