The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of interacting galaxies Arp 142. Arp 142 consists of a distorted ...

NASA’s telescope captured 7 amazing spiral galaxy photos. These galaxies have bright stars, swirling arms, and glowing gas.

An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The growing giant may have come from the aftermath of a galactic smashup.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers hunted supermassive black holes devouring stars in dusty galaxies — but ...

“The gas spans the entire width of the system and was likely shocked and compressed at the collision site,” they and their ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are ...

It all boils down to the apparent brightness of an object, or in astronomical parlance, its apparent magnitude. There are ...

Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into ...

The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

Astronomers track Earth’s position using faint signals from black holes, but the explosion of Wifi and phone use threatens ...

Many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these outdoor lighting from roads, buildings and elsewhere could ...

The first stars were not just lights in the dark, they were cosmic fire-starters that transformed the universe while seeding ...