A new simulation of supermassive black holes—the behemoths at the centers of galaxies—uses a realistic scenario to predict the light signals emitted in the surrounding gas before the masses collide, ...

AXIS (left) and PRIMA are two mission concepts NASA selected for further study as the first probe-class astrophysics mission. WASHINGTON — NASA defended the selection of two concepts for study as the ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star ...

In April 2019, the world witnessed the first-ever image of a black hole, unveiling M87*, a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87. This achievement, made possible by the Event Horizon ...

As federal funding cuts impact decades of research, scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter and similarly elusive ...

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of the Sculptor Galaxy, revealing hundreds of previously unseen celestial features in stunning color and resolution. By combining over 50 hours of ...

NASA's Pandora smallsat mission, launched on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission Jan. 11, will study exoplanet atmospheres. Credit: NASA GSFC/Conceptual Image Lab WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a ...

Breakthroughs in astrophysics could reshape our understanding of the universe in the next decade. Observations of gravity waves could prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or tip physics on ...

In a paper recently published in Nature Physics, researchers from Drexel University took a closer look at the most successful ...

The Physics and Astronomy department focuses on the study of space, time, matter, and energy. Introductory courses provide students with the fundamentals of the subject, an introduction to the logic ...