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

Three’s company Artist's impression of V404 Cygni showing the black hole (right) surrounded by a swirling disc of matter that is being pulled from the nearby companion star (left). The distant ...

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 ...

"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of ...

V404 Cygni is not just a regular member of any cosmic family. Tucked within the intriguing corners of space, this microquasar not only holds a black hole, but is also associated with two stars. One ...

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 ...

Researchers spotted a second distant star orbiting a well-known black hole and its stellar companion in a never-before-seen gravitational triad. The system's unique configuration suggests that the ...

Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole system. Infalling gas forms a bright corona near the black hole. In some ...

If you know anything about black holes, it's that they have extraordinary gravitational pull, drawing in distant objects and devouring them. Unsurprisingly, many black holes have stellar companions ...

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 ...