At the heart of nearly every large galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. These cosmic giants don’t just sit quietly. Every ...

The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky ...

"Unlike any objects we know, these filaments really surprised us. Since then, we have been pondering what they are." ...

A surprising new study from Dartmouth and the University of Exeter researchers shows that when the supermassive black holes at the center of most large galaxies—including the Milky Way—consume ...

Despite the bounce and subsequent expansion, nothing can leave the event horizon, so it expands into a new region of ...

With unprecedented federal reductions now on the table, administrators are trying to plan for an uncertain future, drawing ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. These powerful objects sometimes enter active galactic nucleus (AGN) mode, where they pull in gas and ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas ...

New research challenges our understanding of black holes, proposing they may not be cosmic dead ends after all.