Supermassive black holes pose unanswered questions for astronomers around the world, not least “How do they grow so big?” Now, an international...

Supermassive black holes have long puzzled astronomers, particularly how they grow so large. An international team of astronomers, including...

Astronomers have found the earliest and most distant galaxy yet.

Astrophysicists at Caltech have achieved a groundbreaking feat: they have simulated the journey of primordial gas from the early universe to the...

A supermassive black hole in the heart of a galaxy is the ultimate 800-pound gorilla of astrophysics. Not only do the most active ones suck in...

For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to image directly has been captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s...

For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s...

The captured supernova, named SN2024a, is located in a distant galaxy, approximately 10 million light-years away. The images reveal intricate details...

Dr Anjani Ganase reflects on the effects of devastating hurricanes on human communities and wonders if we can adapt before catastrophes force...

Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of gas and dust swirling around the sun, until gas began to condense and accrete...