astrophysics

We humans may be more aligned with the universe than we realize.

Matters of the heart can be puzzling and mysterious -- so too with unusual astronomical objects called heartbeat stars.

Researchers trace the previously unknown abundance of star-forming gas at different points in time, providing new insights into the “Golden Age” of galaxy formation, approximately 10 billion years ago.

Astrophysicists have broken new ground in ways to observe a star swallowed by a black hole, promising to help paint a clearer picture of this cosmic phenomenon.

NASA's Swift X-Ray Telescope captured a short burst of unusual X-rays coming from an object roughly 9,000 light-years from Earth.

The 4.5-billion-year-old comet is roughly 67 million miles from Earth. 

This discovery nearly doubles the amount of known ancient quasars — or supermassive black holes that sit at the center of enormous galaxies.