A wind is blowing away from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, according to new evidence. This ...

About 1.3 billion light-years away, two massive black holes had merged, and the resulting shockwave—a gravitational wave—was strong enough for LIGO to detect the moment it washed over Earth. Since ...

China is transforming the remote Saishiteng Mountain in Qinghai province into a global hub for astronomy, with plans for a ...

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

When the universe was just 850 million years old, this voracious black hole was already surprisingly mature, a new study ...

With 263 antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, the Next Generation Very Large Array, would join a new wave of radio astronomy.

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An international team led by Dr. Indrani Das of Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) has shown, for the first time, how infalling gas from star-forming cores gradually ...

Emma Chapman's "The Echoing Universe" is a vivid survey of the hidden parts of the cosmos and those who seek them out.

On May 15, Astronomy magazine announced the 2026 Astronomy Magazine Astrophotography Contest, presented by Celestron. Submissions open May 15, 2026, and close at the end of June 22, 2026 (EDT).

For the July 2026 issue of Astronomy, we’re bringing you our first ever digital-only issue, with all the content you expect in formats for all devices. As of May 22, the issue is live for all ...

Telescopes at the remote site are set to surpass Hawaii's Mauna Kea in light-gathering power by the mid-2030s, scientists say ...