The Kumbh Mela highlights the blend of tradition and modernity. It links cosmic phenomena with earthly rituals while ...

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are among the most energetic phenomena observed in the universe. These luminous objects, powered ...

According to new research, the earliest seeds of structures may have been laid down by gravitational waves sloshing around in ...

The American filmmaker, who has died aged 78, leaves behind a body of work exploring the rot of evil and the mysteries of ...

A parade of planets is set to be visible in the night sky this week and was once viewed as 'an omen from the gods' of ...

Astronomers have uncovered the most distant blazar ever discovered, a supermassive black hole with a mass of 700 million suns ...

The lanes and clouds of dust in the star-forming Orion Nebula (M42) reveal a dark dimension to this familiar object.

The “ghost towns,” named Sculptor A, B, and C, consist of three faint and ultra-faint galaxies about 6.5 million light-years ...

Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously close to a supermassive black hole ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar ...

Rituals — collective activities that team members regularly engage in and attribute meaning to — can make a big difference ...

NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.