An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The growing giant may have come from the aftermath of a galactic smashup.

“The gas spans the entire width of the system and was likely shocked and compressed at the collision site,” they and their ...

Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used ...

Indian scientists using AstroSat have uncovered fascinating behavior in black hole GRS 1915+105. This discovery helps decode how black holes work, boosts India’s space research reputation and ...

Quasars are among the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe,bright, energetic beacons powered by supermassive ...

Unlike active galaxies that constantly pull in surrounding material, these black holes lie dormant until a star passes by.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a ...

Astronomers confirmed the first case of a star surviving a black hole encounter, challenging long-held beliefs about tidal disruption events.

“A human can do this only if the respective black hole is supermassive and isolated, and if the person entering the black ...

Black holes played a critical role in the formation of the early universe. However, astronomers have been debating for a long ...