With the recent first light milestone for the Vera Rubin Observatory, it's only a matter of time before one of astronomy's ...

New research is shedding light on what researchers call "lite" intermediate-mass black holes, which are smaller, but still ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

What’s really inside a black hole? Long considered one of the greatest cosmic mysteries, black holes were first predicted in 1916 through Einstein’s theory of relativity. Yet it wasn’t until the 1960s ...

These explosions, called extreme nuclear transients, shine for longer than typical supernovas and get 30 to 1,000 times as bright.

A controversial theory suggests the observable universe is the result of matter rebounding after the collapse of a black hole ...

NASA, ESA, and ground observatories have detected powerful space explosions caused by black holes tearing apart massive stars ...

Glasgow University scientists have developed a new dance mimicking ripples of spacetime first theorised by Albert Enstein.

These black holes are the most distant and stable objects we know. Using a technique called very long baseline interferometry ...

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

A powerful new technique is poised to revolutionize how astronomers observe black holes, by producing sharp, multicolored images that could reveal their dynamic evolution in real time.