"Once you consider magnetic fields, you can actually explain the origins of this unique event." Scientists have gotten to the ...

What is a black hole? Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, forming when a massive star collapses ...

Falling into a black hole may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it is a very real phenomenon studied by ...

Monster black holes entered the cosmic scene soon after the Universe’s birth and grew rapidly, reaching millions or even ...

New simulations suggest magnetic fields hold the key to forming black holes that defy known mass limits. When powerful ...

Black holes, regions of spacetime in which gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, are intriguing and extensively ...

James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD' ...

In 2023, astronomers detected a huge collision. Two unprecedentedly massive black holes had crashed an estimated 7 billion ...

A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a supermassive black hole.

Scientists have for the first time ever succeeded in getting some data on a newborn black hole that was sent hurtling off into space after two larger ones collided together and "birthed" it. The ...

A monstrous black hole in a distant galaxy has earned itself a nickname worthy of a science-fiction horror movie for its gluttonous feasting on any stars that dare get near. Meet "Space Jaws." NASA ...