Scientists using the Chandra X-ray telescope have uncovered new details about the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

Astronomer Bernie Fanaroff helped to design South Africa’s plan to become a radioastronomy powerhouse — and it started with training the next generation.

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has broken the record for the oldest, most distant galaxy detected to date by humans. In a preprint study, still awaiting ...

Astronomers have dreamed of building an interstellar probe for decades. But why go to the trouble of flying all the way to an alien star system when the alien star system can come to you?

Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large Telescope. Other times, they come up with unique sounding names, like ...

Astronomers from around the world met last week to review the latest crop of research proposals for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). They sifted through 1,931 submissions — the most ever ...

High in the Milky Way, a dying giant has thrown astronomers a cosmic curveball. A star known as DFK 52, sitting in the massive Stephenson 2 cluster about 19,000 light-years away, has been caught ...

Astronomers observe largest ever sample of galaxies up to over 12 billion light years away Date: May 19, 2025 Source: Aalto University Summary: The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected ...

Artificial intelligence tools are making waves in almost every aspect of life, and astronomy is no different. An astronomer explains the history and future of AI in understanding the universe.

Astronomers had never witnessed a black hole “ wake up ” in real time—until now. Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years ...

Its two most famous members, limelight-hugging Dubhe and Merak, are known as the Pointer Stars because they point the way to Polaris, the pole star.