How black holes grow to monstrous scales is one of astronomy's prevailing enigmas. A new record-breaking dataset, which reveals 300 potential 'missing link black holes', could help to unravel it.

"The higher the spin, the more energy the black hole can release." Black holes may leak more energy to their surroundings than previously suspected — and the faster these voids spin, the more ...

There should be mirror symmetry in the universe, and that includes the gravitational waves coming from black hole mergers. Now, a team of scientists has measured the ripples in spacetime as they ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The constant, rapid ...

A survey to reveal the unseen majority of the Universe has just turned up a treasure trove of black holes that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries of the cosmos. Lurking at the centers of ...

Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the universe. Their immense gravitational pull can warp space and time, yet they remain invisible unless they interact with their surroundings.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, powerful space telescope designed to observe distant galaxies, stars and planets in the universe. 2. What is a quasar? A quasar is an extremely bright ...

The universe is full of wonders, but few are as mesmerizing as the unpredictable brilliance of a supermassive black hole. At the core of the Milky Way, 26,000 light-years from Earth, Sagittarius A* ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... have spied dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The constant, rapid ...