One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.

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Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a ...

Years later came Brooks Kieschnick. A Texas Longhorn legend I met in college thanks to my fraternity brothers Aaron Perales and Rene Obregon. We were all undergrads at UT and got to hang out several ...

Scientists have taken a big step toward understanding the tiny particles and forces that make up everything in the universe.

S cientists have found that it’s possible to generate electric power from Earth’s rotation through its own magnetic field ...

Experts have unveiled the most detailed images yet of the universe’s infancy, capturing light that traveled for more than 13 billion years.