Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan has been awarded the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics in recognition of her groundbreaking research in black holes and dark matter. The Heineman ...

Supermassive black hole reactivates, emitting plasma jets New data sheds light on black hole’s unusual behavior since 2018 Potential white dwarf companion may explain black hole's activity ...

In addition to helping the researchers nail down the nebula's ellipsoidal structure, the 3D model also confirmed that the ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate patterns in space, capturing the aftermath of a centuries-old supernova.

This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.

The first black hole that astronomers observed "turning off" just turned back on, releasing jets of hot gas into the cosmos.

At this week's AAS national meeting, the society named UC Observatories Director Bruce Macintosh and two alumni, Laura Lopez and Mark Phillips, among the 24 new fellows chosen for 2025.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar ...

"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...

One of the most distant and, thus, earliest star-killing supernovas ever seen has been discovered by astronomers with the ...

Jason Kalirai, an astrophysicist and space mission area executive at APL, has been selected as a fellow by the American ...

By combining data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys and the Gemini South telescope, astronomers have investigated three ...