Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and ...

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA's ...

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

The 11th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features a new view of the heart of a nearby spiral galaxy.

A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...

An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole ...

X-ray space telescopes caught a supermassive blackhole flinging matter into space at a fifth of the speed of light ...

NASA has visualized the cataclysm, which is thought to have caused a mysterious eruption of gamma rays captured by telescopes ...

Learn more about the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 and how its powerful blast is similar to our sun’s coronal ...

Astronomers are learning more about the origins of supermassive black holes after new data is revealed from a 20-year-long ...