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 ...

The cosmic snowball, made up of frozen gases, dust and rock, is hurling past Earth at around 135,000 mph. Its orbital period ...

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

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

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

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

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

By zeroing in on the infrared scale, researchers offer details of the black hole jet stream in faraway galaxy M87.

The newly found object has an estimated mass about one million times that of the Sun. Its true identity remains uncertain: it ...

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

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough in the search for the universe’s most mysterious substance—dark matter. They ...