In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

When Rutgers theoretical astrophysicist Charles Keeton first saw an unusual picture shared by his colleague, he was intrigued ...

New findings in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics show that the magnetic field flipped around the black Hole M87* in 3 ...

That’s the scenario painted by a new study, which finds that if alien civilizations exist, they are probably rare, distant, and most likely millions of years older than humanity. According to the ...

Solar flares are colossal explosions in the sun's atmosphere that hurl out bursts of powerful radiation. These events are ...

When the "little red dots" were first discovered in 2022, scientists thought the objects might be galaxies as mature as the Milky Way, which is about 13.6 billion years old. That's because galaxies ...

Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have chosen to take advantage of those resources in the form of a minor in ...

New images have revealed the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87 flipping its gravitational field.

"We need to understand for how long HW2 can keep growing." Astronomers have captured the clearest view to date of a massive young star gulping down swirling gas, offering a rare glimpse into how these ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...