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In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar…

January 13, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe Milky Way’s Central Black Hole May Have Appeared Shockingly Different Just a Few Hundred Years AgoNew…

January 7, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWeird, Wobbling Black Hole Jets Can Shape Entire GalaxiesA wobbling jet from a giant, voracious black hole…

Galaxies are spooky places.Space itself is scary enough—dark, vast, cold and empty—but galaxies have all manner of terrifying beasts lurking inside. Most of these astrophysical monsters…

A team of astronomers have discovered a curious figure in the universe. It is two distant galaxies colliding with each other to form a larger structure.…