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 ...

The Westminster College Planetarium will host four new shows this spring.

Astronomers have witnessed a monster supermassive black hole erupting with a light-year-long jet traveling at one-third the speed of light.

Rethinking the Underlying Trigger of Quasar Jets Building on the groundbreaking 2020 discovery of newborn jets in several ...

Infrared observations help astronomers uncover hundreds of obscured supermassive black holes, reshaping cosmic understanding.

Indian American astrophysicist at Yale wins the prestigious prize for her path-breaking research focused on the invisible ...

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

Explore 5 real images captured by NASA, revealing the mysterious and captivating appearance of black holes, offering a ...

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 ...

Sgr A*, at the heart of the Milky Way and clocking in at 4.3 million solar masses, is the closest supermassive black hole we have access to. It's also on the quiescent end of the activity scale, which ...

A project is underway to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further. Understanding the phenomenon better could help ...

North Liberty’s best kept secret looks like a giant satellite dish nestled in a wooded area between North Liberty and ...