Astronomy and Astrophysics

Black holes have tantrums, and scientists have finally captured the resulting gamma rays An artist’s conception of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy that is spewing out jets as well as via ultra-fast outflows of ionized gas.

Black holes have tantrums, and scientists have finally captured the resulting gamma rays

Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe Star formation

Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away Artist concept of small planet VERY close to its sun

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away

To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun color photograph of comet with long tail with stars in background

To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun

Dust collected from a speeding asteroid analyzed with massive accelerator Argonne physicist Jiyong Zhao

Dust collected from a speeding asteroid analyzed with massive accelerator

Nigel Lockyer to step down as Fermilab director Nigel Lockyer

Nigel Lockyer to step down as Fermilab director

Noel Swerdlow, one of the ‘greatest scholars’ of the history of science, 1941-2021 Noel Swerdlow outdoors

Noel Swerdlow, one of the ‘greatest scholars’ of the history of science, 1941-2021

Event Horizon Telescope takes pioneering image of massive jet spewing from black hole image of Centaurus A galaxy and a box zoomed in to show the faint image taken by the EHT of a jet coming from the center

Event Horizon Telescope takes pioneering image of massive jet spewing from black hole

‘There may not be a conflict after all’ in expanding universe debate Illustration of a bright light at the center of a reddish star

‘There may not be a conflict after all’ in expanding universe debate

Could dark matter be behind mysterious, supermassive black holes in the early universe? Illustration of a black hole with wind flowing from center

Could dark matter be behind mysterious, supermassive black holes in the early universe?