Using early data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a team of scientists have compiled the largest sample ...

Now, though, using an instrument called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument or DESI, scientists have discovered a trove of these intermediate black hole candidates. They found 300 promising ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful colors.

Hubble’s latest image of the Tarantula Nebula highlights cosmic dust, interstellar gas, and active star formation.

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

The face of this cosmic owl is created by a bubble of gas flowing out from an ageing star in UrsaMajor. Due to their round shape, such nebulae are know as planetary nebula - though in reality they ...

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It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

Largest Radio Jet Ever Seen in the Early Universe Feb. 6, 2025 — Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained ...