When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows the black hole of V404 Cygni feeding from a stellar victim as a more ...

Astronomers have spotted a rare, rule-breaking quasar in the early Universe that appears to be growing its central black hole ...

A beam of particles speeding away from the vicinity of a monstrous black hole has been found to be severely kinked, providing compelling evidence that the black hole is actually part of the most ...

An early black hole feeds too fast—yet still blasts X-rays and radio jets.

Chinese astronomers may have discovered a never-before-seen triple black hole system. The team identified this triplet, which is locked in a complex "waltz," after spotting a hidden supermassive black ...

Astronomers have accidentally discovered the first-known " black hole triple" system, containing a dark void orbited by two stars. The unique configuration of this triad hints that the black hole was ...

An international research team led by scientists at Waseda University and Tohoku University has discovered an extraordinary ...

A mind-bending hypothesis is gaining traction among scientists: The universe may be teeming with microscopic black holes the size of an atom, but with the mass of a city-sized asteroid. Created just a ...

Black holes are some of the most mysterious and awe-inspiring celestial objects in science, and while pairs of black holes or a black hole orbiting another object like a star, known as binary black ...

Despite their destructive forces, black holes are often seen in with a companion, such as a star, neutron star, white dwarf, or even another black hole. However, a study published Oct. 23 in Nature ...