Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's ...

From decades of astronomical observations scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers. The gas and dust falling ...

From decades of astronomical observations, scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers.

The quasar in question is called J1601+3102. Its light comes to us from 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. Quasars can ...

The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and managed by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. It’s a precursor to ...

The research team said these rings likely formed when a smaller galaxy shot through the heart of the Bullseye galaxy roughly ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

After a blue dwarf galaxy shot through it like an arrow, the large Bullseye now has nine rings—six more than any other galaxy ...

MeerKAT has already played a key role in uncovering some of the hidden treasures of the southern sky since it became operational in 2018, and in addit ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured this striking image of an unusual galaxy with a bullseye structure, as nine rings ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a galaxy in the constellation Gemini, hosting a supernova named SN ...

Picture of the Month showcases the powerful telescope's ability to capture detailed resolution of even the tiniest of cosmic ...