Caltech’s Katie Bouman explains how the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration captured the first imager of the Sagittarius A* ...

The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87), in the constellation Virgo, possesses near its center a supermassive black hole ...

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have discovered "signs of a ‘hot spot’ ...

New AI-enhanced images of Sgr A*, showing that our galaxy's black hole spins rapidly and tilts slightly toward Earth.

Tackling the John Muir Trail at night with only stars and moon to light the path, a veteran hiker experiences the popular 200-mile trail in a new—and wilder—way.

Far from the pollution and bright lights of India’s cities, the dark sky reserve in Hanle can leave you starstruck.

In late September, 40 amateur astronomers and photographers from all over India converged on the tiny hamlet of Hanle, in ...

Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made history in 2019 by producing the first image of a black hole. The ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin stargazers are in for a rewarding week of celestial events — including the peak of ...

For decades, astronomers have been vying to identify a source for a mysterious gamma-ray excess at the center of the Milky ...