Scientists observed a spinning black hole dragging space and time as it tore apart a star, confirming a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of relativity ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the Sun.

For the first time, astronomers have captured the brilliance of a superluminous supernova via gravitational lensing.

A rocky exoplanet outside the Earth's solar system may have an atmosphere, according to new evidence gathered by NASA ...

The surprisingly high amounts of chlorine and potassium in a supernova remnant could help solve the mystery of where these ...

For as long as humans have walked the Earth, the great endless sky and the countless stars that fill it have left us in a ...

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...

Compelling evidence that the structure of matter surrounding supermassive black holes has changed over cosmic time has been ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned out to ...

Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...