Newly discovered black holes in dwarf galaxies shed light on the origin of our galaxy's central supermassive black hole.

The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.

Astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a relatively bright star beyond our solar system yet.

Research team has discovered a supermassive black hole in the early Universe that could provide the missing link in the evolution of quasars

Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a crucial "missing link".

Astronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss.

Astronomers identified a number of stellar streams from past mergers years ago, and also used globular clusters to construct a timeline.

Our galaxy is a giant ‘smoothie’ of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components came from.

A team of German astronomers have discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of helium burning.

Scientists found something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy 3 times an hour, and unlike anything astronomers have seen before.

The Earth sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars — but how did those stars form?

Researchers have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Astronomers spying on a stellar system located dozens of lightyears from Earth have, for the first time, observed a troubling fireworks show

A team of international scientists have unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected.

A NASA sounding rocket will observe a nearby star to learn how starlight affects the atmospheres of exoplanets in the hunt for life.

Scientists have discovered stars unexpectedly blasting out radio waves, possibly indicating the existence of hidden planets.

While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters.

For astronomers, the ability to observe the Cosmic Dawn represents an opportunity to answer the most enduring cosmic mysteries.

Listening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448 for at least 30 seconds may be associated with less frequent spikes of epilepsy

While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters.