A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

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

It’s divided into sections with names like “Lunar Lunch” and “Extraterrestrial Dinner,” because why settle for boring old ...

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

Image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration "has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiralling from its edge," ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in ...

A star system 5,000 light-years from Earth, surrounded by layers of dust, could help scientists better understand the final ...

The night sky has always played a crucial role in navigation, from early ocean crossings to modern GPS. Besides stars, the ...

"For such a faint and unknown target, we were not sure if we would get any data at all — but the strategy worked." ...

It burns. Expand Tweet Black (Front Man): Black swallows light and identity (does a black hole ring a bell?). It serves also as a void of morality. It represents dominance, secrecy, and control, ...

Kobe won his 4th ring and his first without Shaq ... "That's why he wore No. 24": Kobe Bryant's former teammate sheds light on 'Black Mamba's' strange decision to change jersey number "That's ...

They have uncovered evidence that points to a massive black hole that spent ages in a “quiet” phase when everything around it in the early universe roared with activity. Scientists studying cosmic ...