In the vast and mysterious universe black holes stand as some of the most intriguing yet least understood phenomena.

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 black hole, V404 Cygni, was already known to be circled by a nearby star every 6.5 days. It is likely stripping this stellar companion of matter.

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

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

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.

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

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

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.

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 ...

A distant supermassive black hole, PG1211+143, is consuming surrounding matter so rapidly it's expelling excess mass at nearly a third of light speed.

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