Looking ahead: Future Euclid observations will enable scientists to watch how galaxy collisions spark bursts of star formation, fuel shrouded black holes, and unleash energetic feedback. According to ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

After years of geopolitical tension, sanctions, and costly military operations, Russia’s economy is showing signs of strain. Energy exports remain its lifeline, but shrinking markets and global shifts ...

Mexico City’s street food scene stretches far beyond tacos, revealing dishes rooted in centuries of indigenous tradition. From blue corn quesadillas and tamales wrapped in husks to seafood tostadas ...

How is it that galaxies merge and collide but the universe is expanding and everything is moving away from everything else? Justin HammersleySterling Heights, Michigan Whether or not galaxies merge ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

NASA has detected a precursor or progenitor to a supernova for the first time – and it's all thanks to old photos.

Using the MeerKAT telescope, South African scientists have detected a record-breaking radio laser from a distant galaxy, offering new clues about how galaxies formed in the early universe.

Supermassive black holes rarely travel alone. Most large galaxies hide one at the center, and when galaxies collide, the two central black holes can end up bound together. Astronomers have seen plenty ...

As foretold, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—among the most powerful heavy-ion colliders in the world, second only to CERN’s LHC—ran its final particles and ceased operations last Friday. This is ...

Supermassive black hole binaries form naturally when galaxies merge, but scientists have only confidently observed a very few of these systems that are widely separated. Black hole binaries that ...

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