At the end of September, Earth gained a temporary "mini moon," a tiny asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid belt orbiting the Sun ...

WOH G64 is 2,000 times the size of the sun and is 160,000 light-years distant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.

Astronomers have stumbled upon a pair of massive black holes in a distant galaxy that are triggering unusual bursts of light.

In an article published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal, new evidence suggests how supermassive black holes, with ...

Recent research by a student-faculty team at Colgate University unlocks new clues that could radically change the world's ...

Dark matter is an essential element of galaxy formation and physics, according to the standard theory of how the universe ...

Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

The star — known as WOH G64 — is located 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.

Scientists announced Thursday that they had taken the first zoomed-in image of a dying star beyond our galaxy. The star is ...

Physics is the study of the fundamental nature of everything ... Many of our physics graduates continue with graduate school in physics, astronomy or engineering. Others continue with professional ...

A new online course exploring Māori and Indigenous astronomy has been launched for the upcoming Massey University Summer School semester, inviting students to delve into rich celestial traditions ...