The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James ...

The Hubble Space Telescope and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer have captured fresh images of an interstellar comet as the ...

Data collected using multiple NSF NOIRLab facilities reveal a gamma-ray burst that lasted more than seven hours and ...

The most extreme fireworks in the universe are supposed to follow rules. Gamma-ray bursts, the brightest explosions known, ...

Astronomers have caught a cosmic explosion doing something it was never supposed to do, firing off three powerful gamma-ray ...

The National Academies study national defense, space exploration, and international cooperation to guide peaceful and strategic progress. Explore research that guides priorities for space exploration, ...