Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space ...

It sounds like something from the plot of Interstellar, but this plan to beam precious data back to Earth—before it’s lost ...

During a press conference at the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Phoenix, Devesh Nandal from the Center ...

Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) ...

New observations reveal that the relationship between ultraviolet and X-ray light in quasars has changed over billions of ...

Caltech’s Katie Bouman explains how the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration captured the first imager of the Sagittarius A* ...

Black holes are among the most fascinating and enigmatic objects in the universe. Born from collapsed stars and governed by ...

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar created a black hole that would later turn out to be fairly scientifically accurate.

APM 08279-5255 is a massive black hole (quasar) that contains about 140 trillion times the amount in all of Earth’s oceans ...

A novel "X-arithmetic" technique reveals how black holes shape the universe's largest structures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

It’s the greatest cosmic murder mystery of the year: How did a black hole destroy a star—and what kind of black hole is the culprit? Normally, so-called “gamma ray bursts,” sudden flashes of extremely ...

A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...