In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the existence of mirror asymmetries in our universe by studying the handedness of the ...

Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can ...

Gravitational wave observations have revolutionized our understanding of black holes, revealing crucial details about their ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

There's a universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly. A recent survey of ...

MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, first proposed by Albert Einstein 110 ...