Runaway Black Hole Escapes Its Galaxy—and It’s Leaving Baby Stars in Its Wake
A supermassive black hole that’s 10 million times the mass of the Sun is hurtling through space, leaving…
The 7 Most Groundbreaking NASA Discoveries of 2025
In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership switch-ups.…
Betelgeuse’s Newfound Companion Star Keeps Breaking Astronomy Rules
A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion star. Since then, researchers…
Heaviest Black Hole Ever Found Pushes Limit of What’s Cosmologically Possible
The largest black hole ever detected is 36 billion times the mass of our Sun. It exists near…
A Closer Look At Uranus’s Moons Reveals a Surprising Dark Side
The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have…