Supermassive black holes are believed to exist at the centre of most galaxies, including our Milky Way. However, in certain…
An international team of astronomers has studied a nearby galaxy cluster merger, offering new insights into the processes of galactic…
An international team of researchers including The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe…
Tantalising evidence of potential dark matter objects has been detected with the help of the Universe's 'timekeepers'. These pulsars --…
X-ray binaries are intriguing systems consisting of two celestial bodies: a normal star and a compact, dead object such as…
At the heart of a far-off galaxy, a supermassive black hole appears to have had a case of the hiccups.…
A galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars more than 13 billion years ago has been observed by astronomers. Using…
A new snapshot of an ancient, far-off galaxy could help scientists understand how it formed and the origins of our…
About 5 and a 1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Building…
An international team has spotted a remote blast of cosmic radio waves lasting less than a millisecond. This 'fast radio…