Three of the four Auxiliary Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile that were used in this study are visible in this photo. Sandwiched between the orange glow of the sunset and ...

An international research team led by PD Dr. Florian Peissker at the University of Cologne has used the new observation ...

Astronomers have managed an unprecedented look at the early stage of a supernova, a massive star's explosion and death, ...

New observations made with the ERIS instrument at the Very Large Telescope facility disprove the assumption that the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way devours nearby dust objects ...

For years, the center of our galaxy has been painted as a place where stars go to meet their end — a region ruled by Sagittarius A*, a black hole so massive that its gravity can stretch, tear, and ...

Researchers use spectropolarimetry to understand what shape supernovae take when matter explodes from the surface, but it has ...

The Full moon, the Yule Moon, is on December 4. This is a supermoon, the second largest of 2025. The next evening, the moon ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.

3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar visitor, hence the prefix “3I.” The second known interstellar body, Comet 2I/Borisov, was discovered by the Russian astronomer Gennady Borisov in August ...

A simple look at ALMA’s new finding showing the highest methanol and hydrogen cyanide levels ever seen in a comet.

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s wealthiest women and most influential philanthropists, is now known for her “no strings ...