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Scientists Have Finally Seen What Happens to Shredded Worlds in Deep Space
The luminous moment that a dead star swallows the torn-up remains of its planetary bodies has been witnessed for the first time.
This Stunning Image of Our Galaxy's Center Reveals a Mysterious Phenomenon
Hundreds of images captured over 20 years were compiled to create the spectacular panorama.
Scientists Are Hunting for a Mysteriously Missing Supermassive Black Hole
A distant galaxy should have a back hole that is billions of times more massive than the Sun, but it's nowhere to be found. Where is it?
Scientists Think They’ve Found a New Type of Star-Destroying Black Hole
A new analysis of Hubble data has revealed the best candidate yet for a type of black hole that nobody has seen yet, and it gave itself away by tearing a star apart.
NASA Captures Stunning Images of ‘Nuclear Superbubbles’ in an Alien Galaxy
NGC 3079 is spitting out particles that balloon across thousands of light years in space.
This Photo Contains the Highest Concentration of Black Holes Ever Seen
This image provides unprecedented insight into the formation of black holes over the course of billions of years.
Two Incredibly Bright X-Ray Flares Might Be Proof of Exotic Black Holes
They may provide evidence for a new form of black hole.
Listen to the Avalanches' New Track "Subways," the Strongest Cut from 'Wildflower' Yet
The track features a wild sample from 80s funk punk Chandra.
See Jupiter’s Northern Lights at the Height of a Solar Storm
Exploring the relationship between planets’ magnetospheres and solar winds could ultimately help identify habitable exoplanets.
Star Trails and Cellular X-Rays Usher in the Year of Light
NASA curated beautiful photos from every corner of light science to celebrate the year-long celebration of light.
Why NASA Has 13 Spacecraft Watching a Single Comet This Weekend
Comet C/2013 A1, also known as comet Siding Spring, will pass about 87,000 miles from Mars, and a whole fleet of spacecraft and rovers have been lined up to image it.
This Galaxy Is 15,000 Times More Dense Than the Milky Way
NASA discovered a super dense galaxy not too far away from Earth, but it might've been even larger in the past.