Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...

The early universe seems to be filled with unexpected Little Red Dots that astronomers have struggled to explain. Now one astrophysicist has proposed an answer.

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.

Astronomers have been looking for exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star – the nearest solitary star to our Solar System, at just ...

From Saraharan desert music to Aboriginal hip-hop, this year’s Womadelaide was a beacon of hope for the future of Aussie ...

Astronomers have used near-infrared light to explore the extreme forces behind the eruption of LMC68, a recurrent nova in the ...

A surprising new study from Dartmouth and the University of Exeter researchers shows that when the supermassive black holes at the center of most large galaxies—including the Milky Way—consume ...

The Orion Nebula (M 42) is identified by the red square ... Alves plans to study in more detail the Galactic environment encountered by the sun while sailing through our galaxy.

While pulling matter in, some active galactic nuclei (AGN) release ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can reach nearby planets similarly to how the sun's radiation reaches Earth. The study ...

The Radcliffe Wave is a massive, undulating structure filled with dense clouds of gas and dust, stretching across several ...