A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?

Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can ...

Twin jets erupt from a supermassive black hole in Draco, offering new insights into black hole activity and evolution.

Astronomers have observed unprecedented X-ray flashes and unusual behavior from the supermassive black hole 1ES 1927+654, located approximately 270 million light-years away in the constellation Draco.

Rapid X-ray oscillations detected near the innermost orbit of a supermassive black hole could indicate the presence of a nearby orbiter such as a white dwarf ...

Regular pulses of X-ray radiation emanating from a supermassive black hole could be explained by a white dwarf star on the verge of falling in ...

Active galaxy 1ES 1927+654, circled, has exhibited extraordinary changes since 2018, when a major outburst occurred in visible, ultraviolet, and X-ray light. The galaxy harbors a central black ...

The source is 1ES 1927+654, a galaxy located about 270 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. It harbors a central black hole with a mass equivalent to about 1.4 million Suns.