Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einstein’s theory of gravity to fail – and could solve the ...

By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that ...

Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.

Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...

A new analysis of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity, has revealed turbulence in the matter around it, which this ...

Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that black holes can cool gas to the proper temperature for a cosmic feast ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

Twin jets erupt from a supermassive black hole in Draco, offering new insights into black hole activity and evolution.

Scientists have found that supermassive black holes self-grow by regulating the cooling of surrounding hot gas, forming warm ...