The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

One of the most perplexing discoveries in modern astronomy has been finding supermassive black holes, some weighing billions ...

Traditionally thought to go silent after a brief flare of activity, some black holes are now being observed emitting new ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

The earliest and most distant supermassive black hole discovered thus far by JWST is CEERS 1019, which existed just 570 ...

A powerful new technique is poised to revolutionize how astronomers observe black holes, by producing sharp, multicolored ...

Astronomers confirm ‘lite intermediate’ black holes, too large for ordinary stars, revealing clues about early stellar ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions ...

NASA compares the universe's biggest black holes with "each other and to our solar system," in this Goddard Space Flight ...

For decades, scientists have believed there should be black holes that fall between two well-known types. On one end are ...

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

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black ...