While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

Hubble’s 35‑year celebration brings a vibrant reimagining of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing hidden dust lanes and far‑flung ...

"We've always known that we need something to complete the puzzle, but we haven't really known what shape or form those ...

A distant galaxy that lay quiet for decades has suddenly stirred, lighting up in dramatic bursts that have caught astronomers ...

This is a bold and enchanting powder room where nature meets maximalism,” says Michelle Murphy of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina–based firm Demi Ryan. “This is a perfect fusion of drama and ...

A mysterious black hole in a distant galaxy just woke up after decades of silence—and it’s putting on a cosmic light show!

Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth. And what they’ve documented challenges prevailing theories about black hole ...