Leading X-ray space telescopes XMM-Newton and XRISM have spotted a never-seen-before blast from a supermassive black hole. In ...

Could the vast universe in which we live actually be the interior of a black hole within a larger universe? The idea, which ...

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 ...

Astronomers have confirmed the first known triple system in which all three galaxies host actively feeding, radio-bright ...

A new image of M87 shows and confirms for the first time the feeding ring and jet of its supermassive black hole.

Three merging galaxies host three active black holes, offering rare insight into galaxy and black hole growth.

A supermassive black hole that’s 10 million times the mass of the Sun is hurtling through space, leaving a trail of gas ...

Black holes have long captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public. These exotic objects—once thought ...

When black holes collide, the impact radiates into space like the sound of a bell in the form of gravitational waves. But ...

New observations reveal that the relationship between ultraviolet and X-ray light in quasars has changed over billions of ...

Black holes are among the most fascinating and enigmatic objects in the universe. Born from collapsed stars and governed by ...

Astronomers have decoded the hidden past of a distant red giant star by listening to tiny vibrations in its light, revealing ...