The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into ...

A black hole infamous for strange features has once again baffled astronomers, this time with rapid X-ray flashes. What could they be?

Twin jets erupt from a supermassive black hole in Draco, offering new insights into black hole activity and evolution.

Astronomers detected X-ray flashes from the black hole that increased in frequency from one every 18 minutes to one every ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...

MIT astronomers have been captivated by the strange behaviors of a supermassive black located 270 million light-years away, ...

The source could be the core of a dead star that's teetering at the black hole's ... Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is 'napping' after ...

A strange black hole is making scientists scratch their heads.

An artist's concept of the supermassive black hole's mid-infrared flare. Image: CfA/Mel Weiss Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the ...

Space.com was on duty all year to bring you the major developments in the science of the universe's most fascinating entities: black holes. Our fascination with black holes is pretty ...

Plasma jets erupting from a supermassive black hole in galaxy 1ES 1927+654 provide new insights into jet formation.

Black holes themselves emit no light, but the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies are often surrounded by huge clouds of material. It's this material, heated by friction and gravity as ...