A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. There are two main ...

NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the earliest evidence of light shining through the cosmos. But the fact that this telescope can see it has baffled researchers.

The spins of some early galaxies could be a clue that the entire observable universe exists within a black hole—except, that ...

This galaxy's central black hole appears to be a "messy eater" as its interstellar scraps are strewn into space.

The composite image of NGC 1275, or Perseus A, reveals its dynamic structure by blending optical, radio, and X-ray data. Cygnus X-1, about 10,000 light-years away, is a powerful black hole pulling ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s JADES survey recently observed a galaxy that shouldn’t be visible, because it existed only ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal water reservoir in space, containing as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans ...

Astronomers have found early evidence of the Universe’s transformation from a foggy, opaque state to a transparent one, ...

In new images, scientists have gotten the close look yet at Sagittarius C—a "stellar nursery" where clouds of gas and dust have collapsed to form thousands of new stars.

NGC 4941 dazzles in a new Hubble image, showcasing star-forming regions and a supermassive black hole that dramatically ...