Category: Astronomy

Imagine a colossal cosmic engine—an ancient, ravenous supermassive black hole—flaring with light and matter from the very heart of a…

In a milestone for high-energy astrophysics, astronomers have, for the first time, pierced the veil of a rare and mysterious…

The idea that you, me, the neighbor’s cat, the ancient trees, the oceans, and the air we breathe all come…

Imagine you’re standing outside on a quiet afternoon. Birds chirp, clouds drift, and the warmth of sunlight bathes your skin.…

Deep in the constellation of Cepheus, a hidden drama has been unfolding for eons—a celestial birth of astonishing proportions. Using…

Amid the swirling chaos of the interstellar medium, in a dark molecular cloud over 23,000 light-years from Earth, a cosmic…

High atop the summit of Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island, a revolution in astronomy is quietly unfolding. Armed with one of…

For as long as humans have stared up into the vastness of space, we’ve imagined it as the ultimate silence.…

On a clear night, far from the cities and light pollution, you can see the stars—thousands of them scattered like…

When you think of space, what comes to mind? Stars twinkling in the blackness? Giant gas giants spinning slowly? Comets…

We tend to think of a day as a simple, fixed unit—a neat 24-hour package of sunlight and darkness. But…

In the grand sweep of the cosmos, humanity has always looked to the skies for answers. Over the last few…

Suspended in the inky darkness of the universe, a strikingly lopsided spiral galaxy dazzles like a celestial pinwheel with a…

For over a century, black holes have captured the imagination of scientists and the public alike. Born from the equations…

The search for habitable exoplanets has become one of the most fascinating and rapidly evolving areas of modern astronomy. As…

Life on Earth has always been defined by the conditions of our planet. The warmth of the sun, the protection…

In the grand expanse of the universe, Earth is but a small dot, a speck in a vast, dark sea…

Water—H2O—is the lifeblood of life as we know it. Every cell in our body, every plant that grows, and every…

The search for habitable exoplanets has become one of the most fascinating and rapidly evolving areas of modern astronomy. As…

On a warm summer day in 1950, while discussing extraterrestrial life with his colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,…

Picture this: You wake up on a bright Tuesday morning. The sun filters through your window, birds chirp, and your…

Ever since humanity first looked up at the night sky with wonder, we’ve asked one question more than any other:…