A consensus is emerging that the dots, sometimes called rubies, are an entirely new type of cosmic object in the Universe.

Pulsars could be helping scientists distinguish between gravitational waves caused by supermassive black hole collisions and ...

Researchers analyzing pulsar data have found tantalizing hints of ultra-slow gravitational waves. A team from Hirosaki University suggests these signals might carry “beats” — patterns formed by ...

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

Artist’s interpretation of two massive black holes (MBHs) within a galaxy. A tidal disruption event unfolds around the MBH ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a ...

If something invisible—almost a “cosmic ghost”—distorts spacetime along the path from a pulsar to Earth, the pulses’ regularity changes. The anomaly isn’t random: similar deviations appear across ...

Even astronomers who study peculiar outer space objects have their favorites. Here are some interstellar bodies that have won ...

Discover Wyoming’s Killpecker Sand Dunes near Rock Springs — a vast desert oasis with golden dunes, volcanic towers, and ...

Key programmes led from JPL include the Europa Clipper, the asteroid-hunting Psyche probe, and the Deep Space Network that ...

Machine learning and advanced optics helped scientists correct distortions in Webb’s images, unlocking new potential to ...