Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe.

"The results we are obtaining are truly unexpected, and all point to a super Eddington-type growth mechanism for black holes.

Astronomers have stumbled upon a pair of massive black holes in a distant galaxy that are triggering unusual bursts of light. These bright emissions, which appear to peak on a regular cycle, may be ...

Buried in the treasure trove of the Gaia catalog were two strange black hole systems. These were black holes orbiting ...

To explain why dark matter particles haven't come up in any direct detection experiments, physicists have wondered if it may ...

Groundbreaking research using data from NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission has revealed new insights into the shape and properties of a black hole's corona, a key structure ...

Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near the ...

Black holes don't have many identifying features. They come in one color (black) and one shape (spherical). The main ...

the answer is at the center of black holes," said Gregory Tarlé, professor of physics at the University of Michigan and co-author of the study. "It's possible that what happened during inflation runs ...

NASA's Swift Observatory revealed twin 'monster' black holes devouring a gas cloud in a distant galaxy, creating recurring ...

Black holes expel powerful jets of charged particles that lead to luminous bursts of gamma rays, all made possible by each ...

Black holes in a pair of merging galaxies, known as UGC4211, are devouring gas and dust that is "being displaced by the ...