These jets become elusive the farther back in time astronomers try to look because of the so-called cosmic microwave ...

"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...

A new way to study 3D maps of galaxies in the cosmos without compressing the data is revealing new information about the dark ...

Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by detecting millions of exploding stars — Type Ia supernovae — over the next decade. These brilliant explosions ...

A recent study offers a new explanation for the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe, proposing ...

Astronomers have discovered the largest structure in the universe, named Quipu. It has a mass of 200 quadrillion solar masses ...

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where planets formed in the early universe.

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

The award-winning novel 'Orbital' explores the inner thoughts of astronauts during a single day aboard the International ...