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James Webb Space Telescope observes mid-infrared flare from Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*, revealing flare evolution, synchrotron cooling, and magnetic field measurements.

A high-altitude balloon telescope has revealed new patterns in X-rays emitted near the black hole Cygnus X-1. These signals ...

"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...

The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose ...

From its first detection using an instrument designed in part by teams based in the Bay, to follow-up orbit analysis ...

A newly proposed type of supermassive black hole surrounded by a dense gas shell may account for the small red dots seen in ...

NASA is heading into the holidays with long-awaited good news about its next flagship observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman ...

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Jim Foerch doesn’t go by his full name when he’s working at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. His name tag says “Mr. Jim,” which is what everyone calls him as they take in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly ...