"Finding more supermassive black holes that are potentially hosting jets raises the question as to how these black holes grew ...

"If our eyes were able to detect X-rays, the sky would be full of dots. And every single one of those dots would be an ...

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

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

Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously close to a supermassive black hole ...

Researchers found far more hidden black holes than previously known, indicating plenty of behemoths lurking in thick clouds ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals mysterious 'little red dots' in the distant universe, sparking new theories on ...

Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the ...

Many more supermassive black holes could be hiding in the universe than previously thought, according to a new study.

Sgr A*, at the heart of the Milky Way and clocking in at 4.3 million solar masses, is the closest supermassive black hole we have access to. It's also on the quiescent end of the activity scale, which ...

Researchers have found there are many more black holes in the universe than once thought. (Credit: WikiMedia Commons) Most ...