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Out There

The Milky Way’s Black Hole Comes to Light

The Event Horizon Telescope has once again caught sight of the “unseeable.”

By Dennis Overbye
Hear the Weird Sounds of a Black Hole Singing

As part of an effort to “sonify” the cosmos, researchers have converted the pressure waves from a black hole into an audible … something.

Tripping Through the Universes

A new cosmic kung fu film explores the meaning of existence in alternate realities.

Astronomers Find What Might Be the Most Distant Galaxy Yet

Is the object a galaxy of primordial stars or a black hole knocking on the door of time? The Webb space telescope may help answer that question.

Russian Scientists Face Isolation Following Invasion of Ukraine

International collaborations are unraveling as researchers, including many in Russia, speak out against the invasion of Ukraine.

James Webb Telescope Sends Home a Selfie and 18 Images of Starlight

The spacecraft recorded a series of images of a target star that will be used to help its mirrors prepare for scientific research.

An Electrifying View of the Heart of the Milky Way

A new radio-wave image of the center of our galaxy reveals all the forms of frenzy that a hundred million or so stars can get up to.

The James Webb Space Telescope and a Quest Every Human Shares

Building, launching and deploying the giant observatory required the best of what our species has to offer the cosmos.

A New Map of the Sun’s Local Bubble

At the edge of a vast region devoid of gas and dust, scientists find an explanation for “how all nearby star formation began.”

A Giant Telescope Grows in Space

Everything is going great for the James Webb Space Telescope. So far.

By Dennis Overbye and Joey Roulette
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