Astronomy Group
![A growing supermassive black hole, one of the most obscured known, meaning it is surrounded by extremely thick clouds of gas and dust](https://www.southampton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/banner_medium/public/2023-12/nustar151217c.jpg.webp?itok=cLHQvePn)
We study space and cosmic phenomena above the Earth’s atmosphere. We use observations of the heavens to better comprehend our place in the Solar system, to improve our understanding of the origin and growth of galaxies, extreme objects such as black holes, and the universe itself.