A massive, energetic jet from Virgo A could help scientists understand how matter behaves around a black hole.

X-rays are radiated by matter hotter than one million Kelvin, and high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy can tell us about the ...

A team from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory converts NASA space data to sound, creating sonifications for more accessible science discovery.

As wildfires grow in severity and frequency, they’re not only threatening lives but also our visual connection to the cosmos ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding.

Finding a bubble of hot gas blown by the stellar wind from a young star gives researchers a peek at what our sun was like when it was young.

Ira is joined on stage by researchers from three different fields to reflect on all that 2024 brought us in the world of ...

Writer, astronomer, TV personality, and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson is making three stops in New England on his upcoming tour, one of which will be in Boston.

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...