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

Sgr A*, at the heart of the Milky Way and clocking in at 4.3 million solar masses, is the closest supermassive black hole we have access to. It's also on the quiescent end of the activity scale, which ...

Researchers have found there are many more black holes in the universe than once thought. (Credit: WikiMedia Commons) Most ...

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes ...

In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the existence of mirror asymmetries in our universe by studying the handedness of the ...

This rare event has opened up new avenues for studying the mechanics of black holes, offering insights into their ...

A supermassive black hole has been discovered by astronomers that's shooting a giant energy beam directly at Earth.

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass ...