A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a gargantuan cosmic outburst, according to a new ...

The finding, based on data from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, marks the first direct evidence of tiny twisting magnetic motions of energy-packed plasma waves in the sun's outer ...

Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole flare, the largest seen in the universe, and it may be making a meal of ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists ...

Researchers have believed that Segue 1, a puny galaxy orbiting the Milky Way just 75,000 light-years away, was packed with dark matter, a substance in space that doesn't shine or interact with light.

One of those ground-based telescopes is the Rubin Observatory, named after famed astronomer Vera Rubin. Unlike other ...

The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...

The November moon reaches peak illumination at 8:19 a.m. ET on Nov. 5, according to the Farmer's Almanac. The evenings of Nov ...

The wavelengths of radio light are so large that you can't capture a high-resolution image with a single dish. To capture an ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

The observatory’s proximity to Kirkwood Avenue, a hotspot for IU students, helps attract people outside of the astronomy ...