The search for dark matter requires all the best models, theories, and ideas we can throw at it. A new paper by Julia Monika ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

New research is shedding light on what researchers call "lite" intermediate-mass black holes, which are smaller, but still ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

Some physicists think our reality is a kind of cosmic hologram, with space, time, and gravity as manifestations of a ...

Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.

Imagine dropping your phone into a campfire and later finding only a pile of ash. No serial number, no photos, no clue the ...

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

In a recently published paper in Physical Review Letters, scientists propose a comprehensive theoretical framework indicating ...

"Very massive stars are like the 'rock stars' of the universe — they are powerful, and they live fast and die young." ...

The Universe is a vast, twinkling enigma, teasing us with secrets that feel like they're just out of reach. Scientists at ...