The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87), in the constellation Virgo, possesses near its center a supermassive black hole ...

A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, ...

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws ...

Scientists are attributing the mysterious, diffuse glow at our galaxy's center to dark matter, a phenomenon usually linked ...

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its ...

At the center of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful radiation usually emitted by high-energy objects such as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The Point Arena Lighthouse rises majestically from its windswept peninsula in Mendocino County, a 115-foot sentinel that’s been guiding mariners safely past treacherous waters since the 1800s while ...