Researchers have combined 15 years' worth of radio data to peer through the cone of a high-energy jet and unravel the ...

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The Perseid meteor shower is widely considered the best meteor shower for the average person to view in the night sky. It’s ...

Blazars are a type of active galaxy where a supermassive black hole at the center devours surrounding matter, blasting out ...

Astronomers have unraveled the mystery of a bright celestial object that looks like the Eye of Sauron from Middle Earth.

Because the jet is aimed almost directly toward Earth, its brightness is amplified “by a factor of 30 or more,” said ...

The Lord of the Rings introduces a richly built world filled with heroes and villains, all fighting to control the powerful ...

The pacú Myloplus sauron, with flat teeth and a black stripe, has been discovered in the Amazon and named in honor of the ...

No, Sauron has no reason to come to Middle-earth in this fashion. Presumably, he’s already in Middle-earth having never left to go repent for helping his former master, Morgoth.

A stunning new image of a cosmic jet has helped astronomers unlock the mystery behind the unusually bright emission of ...