For the first time, NASA’s Swift Observatory has observed twin black holes disrupting a gas cloud in a galaxy’s center, ...

The theory goes that black holes accrete material, often from nearby stars. However the theory also suggests there is a limit to how big a black hole can grow due to accretion and certainly shouldn’t ...

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from ...

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a ...

A team of astronomers believe they have found a black hole in the early universe gobbling down matter at a rate of 40 times ...

Recent results suggest these exotic objects just might help us account for the mysterious force pushing the universe apart.

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it ...

As we gaze into the universe, we've discovered most galaxies have a supermassive black hole lurking near the center.

A group of astronomers analyzing data from the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) say some of the oldest galaxies in our ...

To measure the masses and spins of black holes, scientists want to follow clues left behind by light that takes a ...

How astronomers used gravitational lensing, a space-time trick predicted by Einstein, to detect a black hole measuring 30 ...

The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source ...