A supermassive mystery lurks at the center of the Milky Way. Supermassive black holes are gigantic ruptures in space-time that sit in the middle of many galaxies, periodically sucking in matter before ...

As you can probably imagine by this point, falling into a black hole would be terrifying. "If you fell into a black hole, the gravitational pull would stretch you out in a process called ...

There are monstrous objects at the heart of every large galaxy — black holes that are millions or even billions of times more ...

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

Back in 2009 astronomers spotted the same trend in jet knots blasted by a monster black hole in the center of M87 galaxy, ...

A team of U.S. astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate—40x the ...

An ancient black hole near the galactic center is consuming matter at over 40 times the theoretical limit, raising questions ...

The DESI survey reveals that active black holes in small galaxies are common. The findings may help reveal how the two cosmic bodies evolve together.

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Gas swirling around black holes forms disks that are among the most effective energy converters in the universe, emitting ...

A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to ...

Astronomers have spotted a black hole that's gobbling up matter at a seemingly impossible rate, surpassing previous limits.