A flaring black hole whips up ultra-fast winds of more than 37,000 miles per SECOND, reveals new research. X-ray space ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

"Why are we here?" is humanity's most fundamental and persistent question. Tracing the origins of the elements is a direct ...

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant reveals that massive exploding stars can forge far more of life's essential ingredients ...

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of our galaxy might be more suitable for life than others ...

Astronomers utilising the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) have reported the detection of a faint X-ray halo ...

This composite image of the Cassiopeia A (or Cas A) supernova remnant, released Jan. 8, 2024, contains X-rays from Chandra ...

A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, ...

For years, scientists thought they understand what happens when stars explode. New earliest-ever mages of supernova events ...

Supermassive black holes are complex beasts. When abundant material reaches them, they can become active. The process of ...

Amateur images of 3I/ATLAS show unusual structure that fuels debate, but scientists say spectral data still supports it being ...

All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful ...