A sleepy cosmic heavyweight has stirred intense curiosity among astronomers who hunt for clues to the earliest beginnings. They have uncovered evidence that points to a massive black hole that spent ...

Listen to Story The MIT team focused on FRB 20221022A They analysed the scintillation—variations in brightness reminiscent of twinkling stars It erupted from within 10,000 kilometers of a rotating ...

And even the most powerful telescopes can’t image these binary black holes directly. So, astronomers have to use clever indirect methods to figure out whether a galaxy has a binary supermassive ...

From geomagnetic storms to total solar eclipses, keen astronomers and stargazers have enjoyed a big 2024 in the sky. If you got into space attractions last year, don't worry, there is plenty in ...

Advancements in astronomy mean many of the events are tracked, allowing scientists to determine years ahead of time when celestial bodies may be visible from Earth. In 2025, the sky will be ...

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead. By Michael Roston and Katrina Miller Our species called this latest 366-day journey around the sun “2024 ...

How about that eclipse in 2024? Certainly, the Great North American Eclipse of April 8 th 2024 was one for the ages, instilling the eclipse-chasing bug in many a new skywatching fan. Now, for the bad ...

Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Neptune sits about 12° east of Saturn. Shining at magnitude 7.8, it can be spotted in binoculars. At the end of January it lies in the same binocular field as Venus ...

How to use this calendar. What to expect in space and astronomy in 2025 The New York Times has offered this calendar to readers since 2017. It’s a collection of newsworthy events in spaceflight ...

The last year saw a total solar eclipse in North America, stunning global displays of the aurora and a naked-eye comet. Can 2025 compete? From a couple of “blood moon” lunar eclipses to dark ...

Bay Area astronomers are split on when the space congestion may prove an issue, but there’s near-unanimous agreement that humanity has something to fear from the so-called “Kessler Syndrome.” ...

and now we have this huge suite of instruments that observe the sun in a new way. We’re now living in the golden age of solar multimessenger astronomy.” ...