Articles by

Lisa Grossman

A middleweight black hole has been spotted for the first time in our galaxy

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a middleweight black hole in the nearby universe. The discovery...

A stream of cold gas is unexpectedly feeding the far-off Anthill Galaxy

A long, cold stream of gas is feeding a very distant galaxy like a vast bendy straw....

A neutron star collision may have emitted a fast radio burst

A neutron star pileup may have emitted two different kinds of cosmic signals: ripples in spacetime known...

A volcano on Venus was spotted erupting in decades-old images

Venus has active volcanism. A new analysis of decades-old images reveals the first definitive sign of a...

A runaway black hole has been spotted fleeing a distant galaxy

A streak of light stretching away from a remote galaxy might be the first sure sign of...

Newborn stars sculpt their galaxies in new James Webb telescope images

A gaggle of galaxies crackle with intricate detail in new images from the James Webb Space Telescope....

The James Webb telescope found six galaxies that may be too hefty for their age

The James Webb Space Telescope’s first peek at the distant universe unveiled galaxies that appear too big...

The James Webb telescope spotted the earliest known ‘quenched’ galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest known galaxy to abruptly stop forming stars. The...