Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

Observations of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, collected by the James Webb Space ...

"This challenges our understanding of black hole and galaxy formation in the early universe." ...

Surprisingly, some of the universe's brightest objects are black holes. As scorching gas and dust flow around and into a ...

Astronomers have successfully observed the previouslyinvisible corona of a supermassive black hole located in the distant quasar RX J1131, about 6 billion light years from Earth. Using the Atacama ...

Three black holes in one area sounds terrifying.

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) An illustration of a feeding supermassive black hole "burping" jets of high-speed matter. ...

The flare came from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

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 ...

A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.