So far, only about ten intermediate-mass black holes have been discovered in the entire universe. The newly identified black hole causes surrounding stars in a cluster to move in an unexpectedly ...

Turns out intermediate-mass black holes have something in common with London buses. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For decades, ...

"Dramatic activity serves as a beacon, allowing us to identify hidden black holes in these small galaxies." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A group of international researchers at the University of Cologne in Germany recently discovered one of the rarest types of black holes in the universe. The researchers were observing a cluster of ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source ...

The object would be the second-largest black hole to be found in our Galaxy, if further studies can confirm the findings, which are described today in Nature 1. It could also be the strongest ...