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

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

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

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 ...

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the ...

Uncover the mystery of the gamma ray glow at the Milky Way's center. New simulations suggest dark matter collisions could ...

A spectacular new image of the Heart Nebula is captivating astronomy enthusiasts, revealing an energetic star-forming region ...

The Point Arena Lighthouse rises majestically from its windswept perch in Mendocino County, a gleaming white sentinel that’s been guiding sailors safely past treacherous waters since the 1800s while ...

Astronomers have discovered that a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Circinus galaxy is feeding through two ...

Just how far can we see on a clear, dark night? If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know that the stars overhead lie many trillions of miles ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a colorful view of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), which is located some 6,000 ...