Astronomers used the XRISM mission to separate signals and analyze the extreme gravitational forces at work in active ...

The black hole is located in galaxy QSO1, seemingly without any stars around it, which defies the long-held idea that black ...

Galaxy mergers are not uncommon throughout the Universe; in fact, they're thought to be one of the major mechanisms whereby ...

Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space ...

In any other year, the supermassive black hole mentioned above would probably scoop the award for most striking outburst, but not in 2025. This year, that accolade goes to a flare designated ...

Supermassive black holes are an anomaly that sits quietly at the centers of galaxies, holding gas and stars closer with their powerful gravity. But now scientists have discovered a mind-boggling ...

NASA has created an animation to show what likely happened on July 2nd after a black hole appeared to shred a star. For months, space scientists scratched their heads and crunched the data. Then on ...

For the first time, astronomers have managed to capture a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other. The observation confirmed the existence of black hole pairs. In the past, astronomers ...

Scientists dubbed the July 2 event as "one of the universe’s strangest explosions."(NASA/LSU/Brian Monroe via SWNS) By Dean Murray Space scientists have released jaw-dropping visuals of a black hole ...

After decades of searching, astronomers have imaged two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other at the heart of quasar OJ287. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Space scientists have released jaw-dropping visuals of a black hole eating a star. Astronomers were puzzled after a record-breaking cosmic event saw the longest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever observed.