2025 got off to a good start in January, when Comet Lemmon was first discovered, later becoming visible to the naked eye in ...

With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.

In 2025, astronomers revealed nearby exoplanets, a rare interstellar comet, possible biosignatures on Mars, and an ...

A new computational breakthrough is giving scientists a clearer view into how dark matter structures evolve. Dark matter has ...

It’s the greatest cosmic murder mystery of the year: How did a black hole destroy a star—and what kind of black hole is the culprit? Normally, so-called “gamma ray bursts,” sudden flashes of extremely ...

The scientist who discovered the black hole at the center of our galaxy reflects on social media and the unpredictable power ...

This suggests that black hole growth during mergers is inefficient and uneven. Rather than steadily consuming gas, black ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

Astronomers have decoded the hidden past of a distant red giant star by listening to tiny vibrations in its light, revealing ...

Cutting-edge supercomputer simulations reveal intricate processes around black holes, improving our understanding of ...

Black holes are significant within the scientific exploration of space. They are places in space where gravity is incredibly strong, so much so that not even light can evade it.  The center of a black ...