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

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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 bold question-askers at What If reveal how black holes bend light and allow us to peer into their mysterious depths.

Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of UGC 11397, a spiral galaxy situated in the constellation Lyra, about 250 million ...

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding ...

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

Hubble spotted a rare off-center black hole shredding a star, revealing the first optical discovery of a wandering ...

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

A new generation of black hole research is unfolding thanks to artificial intelligence, massive simulations, and cutting-edge ...

NASA, ESA, and ground observatories have detected powerful space explosions caused by black holes tearing apart massive stars. These extreme nuclear transients, like the event nicknamed “Barbie,” ...