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A newly discovered type of cosmic object is a monstrous black hole that functions like a star -- on the scale of an entire solar system.

Astronomers have discovered a globular cluster stellar stream outside the Milky Way, giving scientists a new way to map invisible dark matter in distant galaxies.

UK team seeking to put suitcase-sized satellite in orbit around moon in search for 21cm line radio frequency signal ...

Astronomers have released more than three million new spectra in a sweeping expansion that, for the first time, brings SDSS-V optical observations to the Southern Hemisphere. The data reveal everything from rare stars and glowing nebulae to hundreds ...

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 14 - Total Today's APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating ...

Editorial: Wednesday's eerie spectacle united crowds beneath the sky, continuing a human fascination that stretches from ancient myth to modern physics ...

Safety advice was followed by almost all the public but the historic event left behind huge quantities of litter and abandoned Lime bikes ...

Readers recall the breathtaking sight and community spirit of the rare celestial treat - and the handmade contraptions they saw it through ...

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are claiming to have uncovered a brand-new class of celestial object dubbed a "black hole star."

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre object from just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang that looks like an enormous star but shines far too brightly to actually be one. The mysterious red object, ...