ESA's Gaia mission, the Very Large Telescope and other ground-based telescopes have discovered stellar black hole Gaia BH3.

Scientists have confirmed the first known solitary black hole. It’s a rogue, companionless object drifting through our galaxy ...

Astronomers confirm a wandering black hole in our galaxy’s Sagittarius region using Hubble and Gaia microlensing data.

The Jackson Hole Airport in Grand Teton National Park joins more than 80 other internationally recognized dark sky places in ...

The Hubble Space Telescope marks its 35th anniversary with a stunning new image of the Sombrero Galaxy. This detailed view ...

From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

A surprisingly well-formed spiral galaxy has been spotted just a billion years after the Big Bang, challenging long-held ...

This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

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UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

Connecticut hides its treasures well, and Macedonia Brook State Park in Kent might be its best-kept secret – a 2,300-acre ...