Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists ...

Scientists led by a team from the University of Chicago recently released a study that mapped some of the largest known ...

A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a gargantuan cosmic outburst, according to a new ...

Astronomers may have found the universe’s first stars formed after the Big Bang, using JWST data and gravitational lensing.

Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the universe’s ...

Data show that unidentified lights in archival astronomy images were 68% more likely to be imaged 24 hours after a nuclear ...

Researchers have recorded the largest and most distant black hole flare to date, and the numbers around it are pretty ...

This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...

The observatory’s proximity to Kirkwood Avenue, a hotspot for IU students, helps attract people outside of the astronomy ...

After disappearing for a century, scallops are making a comeback in some areas of the United States. A study has shown how they are multiplying, especially in the coastal bays of V ...