But the supermassive black hole lurking at the core of NGC 3783 is 30 million times the mass of our humble sun, and the ...

A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant ...

X-ray space telescopes caught a supermassive blackhole flinging matter into space at a fifth of the speed of light ...

Intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), if they exist, have between about 100 and 1,000 solar masses, placing them in between ...

"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...

An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole ...

An international team of astronomers conducted a ten-day observation of the NGC 3783 black hole using mainly the XRISM space ...

NASA has visualized the cataclysm, which is thought to have caused a mysterious eruption of gamma rays captured by telescopes ...

Supermassive black holes lurk all throughout the known universe, but catching one in the act of devouring its cosmic dinner doesn't happen all that often. In fact, unless a black hole is actively in ...

Supermassive black holes are complex beasts. When abundant material reaches them, they can become active. The process of ...

Learn more about the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 and how its powerful blast is similar to our sun’s coronal ...

In a significant potential shift for astrophysics, it turns out that some quasars may weigh as little as half what was previously believed. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...