For the first time, NASA’s Swift Observatory has observed twin black holes disrupting a gas cloud in a galaxy’s center, ...

NASA selects two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space for additional ...

This image features a very selective galaxy group that only includes two galaxies interacting due to gravity: NGC 5996 and ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured two tangled galaxies, whose interactions have caused knots to form in the ...

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from ...

Astronomers have identified three ultra-massive galaxies -- nearly as massive as the Milky Way -- already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. This surprising discovery was made ...

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a ...

the main research topics will be the conditions for planet and star formation and the evolution of galaxies. "We are proud ...

An international team of astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies—each nearly as massive as the Milky ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 6956. The galaxy is located "214 million light-years ...

A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic ...

If another gravity theory is correct, "then the broader implications are enormous," astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh told ...