South Africa has taken one giant leap into exoplanet discovery capabilities and astronomical research with the launch of the ...

These mysterious objects can have masses several million or billion times that of the Sun and are so dense that they warp space time around them. As far as astronomers know, all galaxies harbour a ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

MeerKAT has already played a key role in uncovering some of the hidden treasures of the southern sky since it became operational in 2018, and in addit ...

The galaxy, officially named LEDA 1313424, lies approximately 567 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.

Astronomers discover Inkathazo, a massive giant radio galaxy spanning 3 million light-years, using South Africa's MeerKAT ...

South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday. "MeerKAT's newest giant radio ...

Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets, just in time for February's fantastic planetary parade. Want to focus your stargazing on our cosmic neighbors ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

A team of astronomers, including researchers from our top-rated Physics department, have discovered the largest radio jet ...

Scientists using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have made a groundbreaking discovery: a massive exoplanet ...