Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

A blue dwarf galaxy pitched through the bullseye's galactic neighborhood 50 million years ago, leaving behind nine glittering ...

Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

What does matter is that we’re a part.” While most of us go about our days, immersed in the minutia our lives, we remain very ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...

The quasar that powers this jet formed within the first 1.2 billion years of the universe's existence, when it was only 9% of ...

Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...