For the first time, astronomers have captured the brilliance of a superluminous supernova via gravitational lensing.

Dubbed HD 143811 AB b, the interstellar entity is a gas giant that’s located some 446 light-years away from Earth in a galaxy ...

NASA’s Chandra Observatory has produced vivid, energy-segmented X-ray maps of galaxy clusters, revealing shock waves, cooling ...

The longest gamma-ray burst ever recorded did not behave like a quick cosmic flash. Instead, it burned across the sky for ...

Fresh simulations show there is a chance Uranus and Neptune might actually be rock-rich worlds wrapped in thinner icy layers.

Whatever you call it, it is a staple of any nativity scene, just as much as the wise men who followed it, usually represented ...

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

A distant gamma-ray burst has led astronomers to a rare supernova from the Universe’s early years, revealed by JWST. But why ...

JWST spots a mature early-universe spiral as CERN reveals how light nuclei form in extreme collisions, challenging core ...

The Würzburg-led research unit “Relativistic Jets in Active Galaxies” has been investigating the powerful plasma beams emitted by supermassive black holes since 2021. Now the DFG has extended its ...

A team of researchers is challenging our understanding of the Solar System planets interior. The composition of Uranus and ...

The head of NASA’s astrophysics division offered an upbeat assessment of upcoming missions, a stark contrast to the agency’s ...