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Stunning Video Offers a Quick Tour of the Crab Nebula
By Harrison Tasoff published
Beautiful images accompany a quick tour of the crab nebula in a new video released by NASA.
Vast Black Hole Swarm May Surround Milky Way's Heart
By Charles Q. Choi published
A swarm of thousands of black holes may surround the giant black hole at the heart of our galaxy, a new study finds.
Biggest Black Holes May Grow Faster Than Host Galaxies
By Samantha Mathewson published
Some of the most monstrous black holes in the universe are growing faster than their host galaxies, new research suggests.
Mysteries of Jupiter's Dazzling Auroras Highlighted in Fascinating Video
By Calla Cofield published
Jupiter's northern and southern lights continue to dazzle — and puzzle — the scientists who study them, as highlighted in a new video from NASA.
Caught In the Act! Five Black Hole Couples Found Merging (Videos)
By Jesse Emspak published
Astronomers have pinpointed five pairs of merging black holes using three different space and ground-based instruments and two sky surveys.
2 Neutron Stars Collided, So Are They a Black Hole Now?
By Harrison Tasoff published
Scientists detected gravitational waves from merging neutron stars. What have they become now?
White Dwarf's Pull on Red Giant Triggers Thermonuclear Blasts (Video)
By Kasandra Brabaw published
A new video shows the explosive reaction when a dense stellar corpse sucks up material from a pulsating dead star.
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