The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has ...

The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has excited astronomers. It went unnoticed for years within a vast, two decade-long ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.

Scientists have seen a powerful explosion from a mysterious, unknown object in space. Researchers do not know where the ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...

The Sombrero galaxy shines in a new mid-infrared image ... resembles a ghostly hand in a composite image captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory and IXPE. A cluster of young stars forms ...

NASA’s Chandra finds black holes recycle gas, ensuring a constant fuel supply. Their outbursts cool matter, triggering a ...

Both images were produced using Chandra and VLT data. The Centaurus Cluster and its supermassive black hole as seen by Chandra and the VLT | Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivaresi et al. The blue ...

New observations of several distant ... "cook" their own cosmic meals, according to NASA. The discovery was made using NASA's space telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, as well as optical ...