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

"This is how you solve the universe-breaking problem." ...

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

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center runs down the best-known Black Holes in the Milky Way galaxy and the Large Magellanic Cloud.

NASA’s study uncovers that 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden by gas and dust, reshaping our understanding of galaxy ...

In December 2022, less than six months after commencing science operations, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed ...

Galaxy clusters are home to many giant elliptical galaxies that have completed their growth and are not forming stars.

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

Galactic nuclei images reveal how supermassive black holes interact with their surroundings using infrared telescopes.

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

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 ...

NASA telescopes reveal 35% of supermassive black holes are hidden by dust, reshaping theories about their role in galaxy ...