Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their…

Jan. 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER Continues Science Operations Post Repair NASA crew aboard the International Space Station installed patches to…

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be…

Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the…

Black holes are mysterious, far away, and can bend the fabric of reality itself—but we're learning more about them all…

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have…

The Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory has captured the most detailed portrait yet of gases flowing within…

Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair…