One galaxy uses a quasar like a cosmic weapon, blasting its opponent and halting star formation—an epic deep-space duel seen ...

Supermassive black holes are some of the most powerful engines in the universe. These giants sit at the centers of galaxies, ...

When Lightning Strikes, So Do Gamma Rays. On January 30, 2023, at 01:13 AM local time, lightning struck Tower 1. A downward ...

The moment one galaxy spears another with a powerful beam of radiation shooting from its central black hole has been spotted in a distant galactic collision.

What happens right before two bolts of lightning smash into each other? An invisible blast of radiation a million times more ...

In a remarkable observation deep in the cosmos, astronomers have captured an intense interaction between two galaxies that ...

Invisible' city-killing asteroids like 2020 SB lurk near Venus. Led by Valerio Carruba, new findings reveal Earth's potential ...

An invisible blast of radiation a million times more energetic ... Yes, astronomy-minded friends, this is a gamma ray burst, almost like the cosmic explosions we see in deep space produced when ...

A quasar in one galaxy blasted another during a cosmic collision, compressing star-forming gas into tiny clumps too small to ...