The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a ...

The passing gravitational waves “stretch or contract the universe by around 20 meters [about 65 feet] or so,” says Matthew ...

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...

Black holes can actively regulate the material they consume, using powerful jets of gas blasted into space, according to a ...

Researchers have observed strange goings-on around a supermassive black hole located nearly 300 million light years away.

Researchers using the Event Horizon Telescope have significantly advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at ...

An international team found dark matter dominating the halos of two supermassive black holes in galaxies 13 billion light ...

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

Supermassive black holes are often regarded as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence than first meets the eye. Researchers studied data from the ...