‘In the News’ Archives

The Hubble Space Telescope has been operational for more than 35 years now, delivering exquisite … “Tracking Changes in the Trifid Nebula With the Hubble”

The gravitational waves from colliding black holes were first detected in 2015, with many more … “Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and the Forbidden Gap”

The Cygnus X-1 black hole has a special place in the history of astronomy. In 1971, astronomers … “Black hole Cygnus X-1’s dancing jets”

Gravity behaves predictably in your daily life. Drop a ball, and it falls. Planets loop … “Scientists reveal the hidden forces shaping how gravity works across the Universe”

The first stars and galaxies formed out of immense clouds of neutral hydrogen, but it … “Early Galaxies Were Surrounded by Huge Clouds of Hydrogen, and Astronomers Found a Whole Bunch!”

Most galaxies contain supermassive black holes, built up through countless mergers of less massive black … “Two Monsters, One Galaxy, and a Collision 100 Years Away!”

Cold gas does not look dramatic at first glance. Neither does dust. Yet those two … “Cosmic simulations reveal how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years”

Despite hundreds of years of observations, the beautiful ringed planet Saturn continues to surprise us. … “Saturn’s Magnetic Shield Is Not Where Anyone Expected It To Be.”

Astronomers have used JWST to observe two galaxies, both of which have “overmassive” black holes … “JWST Sees Smoking Gun for Black Hole Mergers in the Virgo Cluster”

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has created one of the most extensive surveys of the cosmos … “DESI’s 3D map of the universe is complete!”