Black holes in a pair of merging galaxies, known as UGC4211, are devouring gas and dust that is "being displaced by the ...

The near-light-speed outflows are crucial to understanding galaxy-black hole co-evolution.

After years of investments, African telescopes are emerging as global leaders in frontier astronomy. From South Africa’s MeerKAT capturing the universe’s most distant gigamaser to Ghana’s radio ...

Astronomers detect a laser-like signal coming from colliding galaxies 8 billion light-years away. A cosmic mystery.

The research could shed light on how black holes vomit out matter and how this influences their home galaxies.

Aleks Krotoski’s The Immortalists is a gory, slice-by-slice dissection of these wealthy maniacs’ obsession with the promise ...

In November 2024, gravitational-wave detectors recorded the violent merger of two black holes billions ...

Black hole GW190412 has been caught speeding away from its birth site at about 112,000 miles per hour (180,000 kilometers per ...

MeerKAT hydroxyl megamaser reveals a record signal from 8 billion light-years away, magnified by lensing in a merging galaxy.

Galaxies carry the imprints of past encounters. When they pass near one another or collide, gravity pulls their stars into ...

Humanity has intercepted a mysterious signal described as a 'mega-laser' beam coming from deep space. Astronomers have called ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.