Humanity's first space-based gravitational wave detector has received the go-ahead. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which consists of three spacecraft that together form a ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence helping to understand intermediate-mass black holes, thought to be the rare “missing links” in black hole evolution.

In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the ...

(CBS) -- A Northwestern University astrophysicist is part of an international team of scientists creating a gravitational wave detector system that will eventually be launched into orbit in space.

Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that helps solve one of space’s biggest mysteries—the existence of intermediate-mass ...

What are the Van Allen belts? Learn how these giant rings of charged particles cause problems for astronauts and satellites.

Astronomers have reported the discovery of a mysterious object in deep space that emits radio signals and X-rays in a ...

program within the agency’s Space Operations Mission Directorate and built by JPL’s Microdevices Laboratory, the PEACOQ detector must be kept at a cryogenic temperature just one degree above ...

The persistence of a pair of Oklahoma State University scientists to ensure the successful installation of a working radiator detector on the International Space Station paid off last month.

New studies reveal clues about elusive intermediate-mass black holes, bridging the gap between stellar and supermassive types ...