Such an incredible phenomenon has been predicted for decades by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, but this is the first time the light from behind a black hole has been directly ...

Black holes are always fascinating, and a new simulation adds to their mystery. You likely did not previously associate them ...

The second detection, on Aug. 14, 2019, remains puzzling. The larger object in the collision was definitely a black hole. The smaller one had a mass of 2.6 times that of the sun.

One of my favorite celestial objects in the universe is the black hole. Granted, I'm an astrophysicist. But I know I'm not alone. People love black holes. They seem to hold a near-mythic status in ...

The isolated stellar-mass black hole is the first of its kind ever detected, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

The black hole’s path through the gas and dust in the galaxy’s outer regions can compress some of that gas into new stars, too, which would also be visible (SN: 7/12/18).

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a free-roaming black hole for the first time ever. It's been thought for some time that wandering black holes, offset from the centers of galaxies or ...

First images of Milky Way’s black hole released 02:13. The iconic 2019 image of a supermassive black hole that has since been dubbed the "orange donut" has gotten a makeover.

Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays using the Chandra and Webb space telescopes. The Abell 2744 galaxy cluster dominates this image, while the closeups from each ...

The supermassive black hole, situated roughly 34 million light-years away in the galaxy Henize 2-10, was seen spewing an enormous, 500-light-year-long jet of ionized gas from its center at around ...