Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...

On balconies and in backyards, Wi-Fi–enabled telescopes are connecting astronomy enthusiasts across six continents.

The Cherenkov Telescope Array just got a major boost for distributing its data, a development that will expedite scientific ...

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).

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Prepare for an unforgettable 'parade of planets' as 7 planets will align in a rare celestial event on Feb. 28, for the last ...

The supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy is in continuous turmoil, observations made using the James Webb ...

Image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration "has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiralling from its edge," ...

A rare celestial event on Feb. 28 will offer skywatchers the ... For optimal viewing, you want to bring binoculars or a ...

A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material ...

This flickering appears to be emanating from material very close to the event horizon, the point of no return beyond ... astrophysicist and study co-author Howard Bushouse of the Space Telescope ...

(A few planets on the edge of the solar system almost always require a telescope to see.) When four or five are ... The issue is mostly about how high over the horizon a planet is, according to NASA.