Astrophysics News

New research suggests that an 'impossible' black hole merger, detected by LIGO as GW231123, may be explained by gravitational lensing, making the black holes ap

Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a new class of mysterious objects, dubbed "hypersoft X-ray sources," that emit unusually low-e

A new study suggests that dark matter could potentially sustain tiny black holes within stars, which would otherwise rapidly evaporate if left in isolation.

New research published in Physical Review Letters provides a clearer understanding of how stars forge and distribute elements through supernova explosions, incl

New research suggests that the dimming of black hole flares during repeated tidal disruption events may be due to the spin of the stars involved and the potenti

Professor Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, has become the first Indian woman to receive the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal

Observations of an unusual cosmic-dawn source reveal how early supermassive black holes may have rapidly grown in a gas-enshrouded state, potentially explaining

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's newest astrophysics observatory, is scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. I

A total solar eclipse is scheduled for August 12, 2026, starting at 09:04 PM and concluding the following day. However, this extraordinary event will not be vis

Never-before-seen images reveal the Sun is teeming with tiny whirling vortices, a discovery that researchers believe could fundamentally change the understandin

Astrophysicists have captured stunning new images of the Sun's surface with unprecedented detail using the world's most powerful solar telescope.

NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes Danielle Lopez, Jennifer Claudio, and Duncan Mifsud as "Science Stars of the Month" for August 2026. Lopez is honored f

A high-resolution movie of a black hole consuming matter suggests that these cosmic entities function more like complex digestive systems than simple bottomless

JSS STU congratulated its alumnus, Dr. Ronaldo Laishram, for his astrophysics discovery, which was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 136th episo

A new study using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has been declining for 500 million years, with a s

Scientists are gaining a clearer understanding of why black holes never deplete their fuel despite ejecting powerful energy jets. These jets blow away surroundi

SETI scientists are investigating old telescope data for deliberate "narrow-band" alien signals, focusing on frequencies outside their traditional radio range.

NASA will host a virtual media briefing on July 29 to preview the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on Au

A rare pair of improbably light 'Super-Puff' planets, less dense than cotton candy, has been discovered, offering new insights into giant planet formation.

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet, LHS 1140b, with an atmosphere in its star's habitable zone, observing helium escaping from it, raising questions

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new giant exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, within the well-studied Beta Pictoris system, making it the second plan

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed to lead the UAP Science Advisory Council, a new group established by multiple US government agencies to inves

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to examine WD 1856 b, a Jupiter-sized planet that uniquely survived the death of its Sun-like star. This pl

Astronomers may have detected the first "whispers" of neutrinos from supernova explosions, known as the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB), using the