Astronomy photographers, your time to shine is here. The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is now open for entries, giving you the opportunity to submit your favorite images of the night ...
The Tranquility Base alone, where astronauts first walked during Apollo 11, has over 100 artifacts. Places like Tranquility Base represent “remarkable science and engineering milestones rooted in ...
The first black hole that astronomers observed "turning off" just turned back on, releasing jets of hot gas into the cosmos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
View of the three-dimensional map on the Ségognole 3 cave floor. Credit: Dr. Médard Thiry Researchers uncovered a 13,000-year-old sandstone model in France’s Ségognole 3 rock shelter, possibly the ...
Winter Solstice has long marked a time of rebirth, behind it are fascinating astronomical events. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Astronomers have been monitoring the black hole for years, primarily since 2018 when the mass was observed changing its properties with a major X-ray outburst. Between 2022 and 2024, astronomers ...
Of all the mysteries that the massive James Webb Space Telescope has seen so far in the early universe, one of the strangest are objects that astronomers now call "little red dots." Like the ...