Prior to the current finding, all black holes that scientists have ever identified have been spotted with a companion star.

A team of US astronomers led by Kailash Sahu said they have finally discovered the first isolated stellar-mass black hole ...

For the first time, scientists have managed to spot a lonely black hole drifting through space thanks to its gravity ...

A newly published study in The Astrophysical Journal has revealed the presence of a previously undetected supermassive black ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

The Milky Way, with its central black hole Sagittarius ... implications for life on Earth are significant. Scientists continue studying these processes to better understand our galactic future.

Hubble’s 35‑year celebration brings a vibrant reimagining of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing hidden dust lanes and far‑flung ...

As part of ESA/Hubble's 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and ...