A new simulation of supermassive black holes—the behemoths at the centers of galaxies—uses a realistic scenario to predict the light signals emitted in the surrounding gas before the masses collide, ...

AXIS (left) and PRIMA are two mission concepts NASA selected for further study as the first probe-class astrophysics mission. WASHINGTON — NASA defended the selection of two concepts for study as the ...

In April 2019, the world witnessed the first-ever image of a black hole, unveiling M87*, a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87. This achievement, made possible by the Event Horizon ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star ...

As federal funding cuts impact decades of research, scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter and similarly elusive ...

Scientists may have uncovered a surprising secret behind why life exists at all. A new study suggests that the Universe’s fundamental constants — the deep physical rules that govern everything from ...

For many undergraduate students, exploring the complexities of physics for the first time, from wading through advanced ...

The Physics and Astronomy department focuses on the study of space, time, matter, and energy. Introductory courses provide students with the fundamentals of the subject, an introduction to the logic ...