Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...

A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...

Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of ...

Researchers found for the first time evidence that even microquasars containing a low-mass star are efficient particle ...

Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole surrounded by gas and dust in four different wavelengths of light. Visible light (top right) and low-energy X-rays (bottom left) are blocked by the gas ...

By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that ...

MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...

A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest ...

There's a universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly. A recent survey of ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

The study of neutron stars and black holes is a fascinating area of astrophysics that explores some of the most extreme conditions in the universe. Neutron stars are incredibly dense remnants of ...