Scientists have observed a new type of black hole that is too heavy to have been born from a star but still too slim to … The ...

The earliest and most distant supermassive black hole discovered thus far by JWST is CEERS 1019, which existed just 570 ...

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

At cosmological scales, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has given scientists an immensely accurate blueprint ...

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

Another intermediate-mass black hole discovery at the center of our galaxy. Jul 18, 2024. Recently discovered black hole is part of a nearby disrupted star cluster, study finds.

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

The discovery of this black hole triple is also shedding light on the system’s age. The outer star is currently transitioning into a red giant, a phase that occurs near the end of a star’s life.

Black holes continue to grip our imagination. These cosmic powerhouses twist space and time so intensely that even light cannot escape once it crosses a certain boundary. Their defining edge—the ...

It’s the largest black hole jet we’ve discovered to date. What makes this particular jet so exciting for astronomers is not only its size. It’s also estimated to be 1.2 billion years old.

These are rare occurrences—scientists estimate that the giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy gobbles a star ...