Featured Image: Not a Supernova Remnant, But a Nova Super-Remnant
In advance of T Coronae Borealis’s much-anticipated outburst, astronomers went searching for a super-remnant surrounding the system.
The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect an astonishing number of transients — including kilonovae from colliding neutron stars.
Astrobites reports on RACS J0320−35, a quasar that appears to be breaking a cosmic limit by consuming matter faster than theory should allow.
Researchers examine whether the black holes at the centers of little red dots could have been born in the collapse of dark matter halos.
Researchers use an unlikely tool — distant beacons called quasars — to study the constant inflow and outflow of gas to and from our galaxy.
The discovery of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was one of the top astronomy stories of 2025. Though the comet is now heading back to interstellar space, research into its properties and origins continues.
Astrobites reports on how active galactic nucleus disks might connect black holes across the mass spectrum, setting the stage for extreme-mass-ratio and intermediate-mass-ratio inspirals in the same system.
Hubble has revealed new features in Dracula’s Chivito, the largest known protoplanetary disk.
A mountain top in the Arizona desert scattered with telescopes, the Kitt Peak National Observatory is home to cutting-edge research and cultural connections.